Spatially-resolved high-resolution spectroscopy of Venus 1. Variations of CO2, CO, HF, and HCl at the cloud tops

Icarus

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 539-547

  Krasnopolsky, Vladimir A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundances, Atmospheres; Atmospheres, Composition.; Infrared observations; Venus; Venus, Atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955689279     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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