Gravity waves in the upper atmosphere of Venus revealed by CO2 nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium emissions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Garcia, R F ^a   Drossart, P ^b   Piccioni, G ^c   Lopez Valverde M ^d   Occhipinti, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^e INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRAVITY WAVE; INFRARED IMAGERY; PHASE VELOCITY; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; POLAR VORTEX; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSPHERE; VENUS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; SOUTH POLE;

EID: 67651097695     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003073     Document Type: Article

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