Multi-wavelength simulations of atmospheric radiation from Io with a 3-D spherical-shell backward Monte Carlo radiative transfer model

Icarus

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 394-408

  Gratiy, Sergey L ^a   Walker, Andrew C ^b   Levin, Deborah A ^a   Goldstein, David B ^b   Varghese, Philip L ^b   Trafton, Laurence M ^b   Moore, Chris H ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, Dynamics; Atmospheres, Structure; Io; Radiative transfer; Satellites, Atmospheres

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950043417     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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