Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992gita.reptq....s&link_type=abstract
Semiannual Status Report No. 17, 1 Nov. 1991 - 30 Apr. 1992 Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta. School of Electrical Engineering.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Atmospheric Composition, Microwave Absorption, Planetary Atmospheres, Radio Astronomy, Radio Observation, Radio Occultation, Spaceborne Experiments, Absorptivity, Abundance, Microwaves
Scientific paper
Radio absorptivity data for planetary atmospheres obtained from spacecraft radio occultation experiments and earth-based radio astronomical observations can be used to infer abundances of microwave absorbing atmospheric constituents in those atmospheres, as long as reliable information regarding the microwave absorbing properties of potential constituents is available. The use of theoretically derived microwave absorption properties for such atmospheric constituents, or using laboratory measurements of such properties under environmental conditions which are significantly different than those of the planetary atmosphere being studied, often leads to significant misinterpretation of available opacity data. The recognition of the need to make such laboratory measurements of simulated planetary atmospheres over a range of temperatures and pressures which correspond to the altitudes probed by both radio occultation experiments and radio astronomical observations, and over a range of frequencies which correspond to those used in both radio occultation experiments and radio astronomical observations, has led to the development of a facility at Georgia Tech which is capable of making such measurements. The goal of this investigation was to conduct such measurements and to apply the results to a wide range of planetary observations, both spacecraft and earth-based, in order to determine the identity and abundance profiles of constituents in those planetary atmospheres.
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