Thermal structure and composition of Jupiter's Great Red Spot from high-resolution thermal imaging

Icarus

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 306-328

  Fletcher, Leigh N ^a,b   Orton, G S ^a   Mousis, O ^c,d   Yanamandra Fisher, P ^a   Parrish, P D ^a,e   Irwin, P G J ^b   Fisher, B M ^a   Vanzi, L ^f   Fujiyoshi, T ^g   Fuse, T ^g   Simon Miller, A A ^h   Edkins, E ⁱ   Hayward, T L ^j   De Buizer, J ^k  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^g NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^h NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^k NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Atmospheres, Composition; Atmospheres, Structure; Jupiter

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953541194     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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