Martian oxygen density at the exobase deduced from O 1130.4-nm observations by spectroscopy for the investigation of the characteristics of the atmosphere of Mars on Mars express

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Chaufray, J Y ^a,b   Leblanc, F ^a,c   Quemerais, E ^a   Bertaux, J L ^a  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; MIXING RATIO; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OXYGEN; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTROSCOPY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 66149189333     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003130     Document Type: Article

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