Venus Atmosphere Dynamics: A Continuing Enigma

Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 101-120

  Schubert, G ^a   Bougher, S W ^b   Covey, C C ^c   Del Genio, A D ^d   Grossman, A S ^c   Hollingsworth, J L ^e   Limaye, S S ^f   Young, R E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Venus (Planet) Exploration; Venus (Planet) Surface

Indexed keywords

VENUS ATMOSPHERES;

EID: 84951776365     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/176GM07     Document Type: Chapter

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