Multivariate analysis of visible and infrared thermal imaging spectrometer (VIRTIS) venus express nightside and limb observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Erard, S ^a   Drossart, P ^a   Piccioni, G ^b  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; DATA SET; INFRARED IMAGERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; POLAR VORTEX; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTROMETRY; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; VENUS;

EID: 77954333225     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003116     Document Type: Article

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