Revised vertical cloud structure of Uranus from UKIRT/UIST observations and changes seen during Uranus' Northern Spring Equinox from 2006 to 2008: Application of new methane absorption data and comparison with Neptune

Icarus

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 913-926

  Irwin, P G J ^a   Teanby, N A ^a   Davis, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared observations; Neptune, Atmosphere; Spectroscopy; Uranus, Atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955683147     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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