Extensive MRO CRISM observations of 1.27 μm O2 airglow in Mars polar night and their comparison to MRO MCS temperature profiles and LMD GCM simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Clancy, R Todd ^a   Sandor, Brad J ^a   Wolff, Michael J ^a   Smith, Michael D ^b   Lefvre, Franck ^c   Madeleine, Jean Baptiste ^d   Forget, Francois ^d   Murchie, Scott L ^e   Seelos, Frank P ^e   Seelos, Kim D ^e   Nair, Hari A ^e   Toigo, Anthony D ^e   Humm, David ^e   Kass, David M ^f   Kleinbhl, Armin ^f   Heavens, Nicholas ^f  

^a Center for Exoplanetary Systems   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

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

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; OXYGEN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 84865740844     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE004018     Document Type: Article

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