Measurement of the isotopic signatures of water on Mars; Implications for studying methane

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 163-168

  Novak, R E ^a   Mumma, M J ^b   Villanueva, G L ^b,c  

^a IONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Infrared; Isotopologue; Mars; Methane; Spectroscopy; Water

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; GROUND-BASED INSTRUMENTS; IN-SITU; INFRARED; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; ISOTOPOLOGUES; LINE-BY-LINE RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; MARS; MARS ATMOSPHERE; METHANE ON MARS; WATER ON MARS;

ISOTOPES; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

METHANE;

EID: 79551474122     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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