Neptune's atmospheric composition from AKARI infrared spectroscopy

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 514, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Fletcher, L N ^a,b   Drossart, P ^c   Burgdorf, M ^d   Orton, G S ^a   Encrenaz, T ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared: planetary systems; Planets and satellites: atmospheres; Planets and satellites: composition; Planets and satellites: individual: Neptune; Techniques: spectroscopic

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLOUDS; DEUTERIUM; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROCARBONS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OBSERVATORIES; PLANETS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

COLD TRAPS; EMISSION PEAKS; FLUORESCENT EMISSION; FLUX DENSITIES; GIANT PLANETS; HIGHER ORDER; INFRA-RED CAMERAS; INFRARED SPACE OBSERVATORY; INFRARED SPECTRUM; INTERNAL SOURCE; MID-INFRARED SPECTRA; MOLE FRACTION; NEPTUNE; NON-LTE; PLANETARY SYSTEM; PLANETS AND SATELLITES; PLANETS AND SATELLITES: INDIVIDUAL; QUASI-ISOTHERMAL; RADIATIVE MODELS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CODES; STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE STRUCTURE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 77951980277     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913358     Document Type: Article

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