Limb observations of CO2 and CO non-LTE emissions in the Venus atmosphere by VIRTIS/Venus Express

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Gilli, G ^a   Lopez Valverde M A ^a   Drossart, P ^b   Piccioni, G ^c   Erard, S ^b   Moinelo, A Cardesín ^c  

^a INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMOSPHERE; VENUS; VERTICAL PROFILE; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 67651100687     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003112     Document Type: Article

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