Computer Science
Scientific paper
Apr 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981icar...46...51j&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 46, Apr. 1981, p. 51-57.
Computer Science
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Atmospheric Composition, Line Spectra, Microwave Attenuation, Microwave Spectra, Sulfur Dioxides, Venus Atmosphere, Absorption Spectra, Absorptivity, Carbon Dioxide, Opacity, Rotational Spectra, Spectrum Analysis, Venus Clouds, Venus Probes, Venus, Atmosphere, Sulfur Dioxide, Microwaves, Absorption, Spectrum, Infrared, Wavelengths, Concentration, Pioneer Venus, Opacity, Clouds, Sulfuric Acid, Resonance, Pressure, Models, Altitudes, Temperatures, Carbon Dioxide, Comparisons
Scientific paper
Sulfur dioxide has a strong and complex rotational spectrum in the microwave and far infrared regions. The microwave absorption due to SO2 in a CO2 mixture is calculated for conditions applicable to the Venus atmosphere. It is shown that at the concentrations detected by Pioneer-Venus in situ measurements, SO2 may be expected to contribute significantly to the microwave opacity of the Venus atmosphere. In particular, SO2 might provide the major source of opacity in the atmospheric region immediately below the main sulfuric acid cloud deck. The spectrum is largely nonresonant at the pressures where SO2 is expected to occur, however.
Janssen Michael A.
Poynter Robert L.
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