Evidence for two major changes in the Venus aerosol distribution - 1972-1975

Details Evidence for two major changes in the Venus aerosol distribution - 1972-1975 Evidence for two major changes in the Venus aerosol distribution - 1972-1975

Jun 1977

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 58, no. 3, June 1977, p. 345-350.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Aerosols, Carbon Dioxide, Molecular Spectra, Venus Atmosphere, Abundance, Atmospheric Models, Atmospheric Pressure, Venus Clouds, Vertical Distribution

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High-spatial-and-spectral-resolution observations of Venus CO2 line profiles taken over a three-year interval are analyzed using inhomogeneous atmospheric models with anisotropic scattering. The data exhibit two sudden significant changes in the structure of the atmosphere, one occurring near April 1973, and the other near November 1974. Two models are developed to describe the vertical cloud structure of the atmosphere of Venus in the more quiescent periods after these changes. For each model, the CO2 specific abundance must decrease with increasing atmospheric pressure; i.e., the clouds are thinnest high in the atmosphere and become denser with depth. No evidence is found that the cloud particles must change their scattering phase function with altitude.

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