UVIS observations of the FUV OI and CO 4P Venus dayglow during the Cassini flyby

Icarus

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 549-557

  Hubert, B ^a   Gerard J C ^a   Gustin, J ^a   Shematovich, V I ^b   Bisikalo, D V ^b   Stewart, A I ^c   Gladstone, G R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeronomy; Radiative transfer; Ultraviolet observations; Venus, Atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952580859     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.029     Document Type: Article

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