The application of new methane line absorption data to Gemini-N/NIFS and KPNO/FTS observations of Uranus' near-infrared spectrum

Icarus

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 369-382

  Irwin, P G J ^a   de Bergh, C ^b   Courtin, R ^b   Bezard B ^b   Teanby, N A ^c   Davis, G R ^d   Fletcher, L N ^a   Orton, G S ^e   Calcutt, S B ^a   Tice, D ^a   Hurley, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, Composition; Radiative transfer; Uranus, Atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862685229     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.05.017     Document Type: Article

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