Near-IR oxygen nightglow observed by VIRTIS in the Venus upper atmosphere

Date

2009

Authors

Piccioni, G
Zasova, L
Migliorini, A
Drossart, Pierre
Shakun, A.
Garcia-Munoz, Antonio
Mills, Franklin
Cardesin-Moinelo, A

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American Geophysical Union

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[1] We present observations of both the (0-0) and (0-1) bands at 1.27 and 1.58 μm of the O2(a1 Δg - X3Σg-) nightglow made with the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) instrument aboard Venus Express. The observations were conduct

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Keywords: gravity wave; infrared imagery; nadir; nightglow; oxygen; planetary atmosphere; vertical distribution

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Journal of Geophysical Research

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2037-12-31