New near-IR observations of mesospheric CO2 and H2O clouds on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Vincendon, Mathieu ^a   Pilorget, Cedric ^a   Gondet, Brigitte ^a   Murchie, Scott ^b   Bibring, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CIRRUS; CLOUD WATER; GRAIN SIZE; MARS; MESOSPHERE; OPTICAL DEPTH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 80755180933     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE003827     Document Type: Article

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