Uranus' cloud structure and seasonal variability from Gemini-North and UKIRT observations

Icarus

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 339-350

  Irwin, P G J ^a   Teanby, N A ^b   Davis, G R ^c   Fletcher, L N ^a   Orton, G S ^d   Tice, D ^a   Kyffin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, Composition; Atmospheres, Dynamics; Data reduction techniques; Uranus; Uranus, Atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952002954     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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