Concurrent observations of the ultraviolet nitric oxide and infrared O 2 nightglow emissions with Venus Express

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Gerard J C ^c   Cox, C ^c   Soret, L ^c   Saglam, A ^c   Piccioni, G ^e   Bertaux, J L ^a,b   Drossart, P ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^e INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MESOSPHERE; NIGHTGLOW; NITRIC OXIDE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OXYGEN; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SPECTROMETER; THERMOSPHERE; VENUS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 72049103967     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003371     Document Type: Article

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