Cellular convection in the atmosphere of Venus

Details Cellular convection in the atmosphere of Venus Cellular convection in the atmosphere of Venus

Feb 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992natur.355..710b&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 355, Feb. 20, 1992, p. 710-712. Research supported by NASA.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Convection Cells, Venus Atmosphere, Atmospheric Turbulence, Mariner 10 Space Probe, Ultraviolet Astronomy

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Among the most intriguing feature of the atmosphere of Venus is the presence of cellular structures near and downwind of the subpolar point. It has been suggested that the structures are atmospheric convection cells, but their breadth and thinness would pose a severe challenge to the dynamics of convection. It is proposed here that strongly penetrative convection into the stable regions above and below the neutrally stable cloud layer coupled with penetrative convection from the surface increases the vertical dimensions of the cells, thereby helping to explain their large horizontal extent.

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