Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978phb....29..121h&link_type=abstract
Physics Bulletin, vol. 29, Mar. 1978, p. 121-126.
Physics
Interplanetary Spacecraft, Jupiter Atmosphere, Mars Atmosphere, Venus Atmosphere, Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Circulation, Atmospheric Moisture, Cosmic Ray Albedo, Jupiter Red Spot, Planetary Atmospheres, Wind Variations, Climate, Atmosphere, Clouds, Carbon Dioxide, Water, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mariner 9, Earth, Argon, Potassium
Scientific paper
The atmospheres of Venus, Mars, and Jupiter have been examined at close range by interplanetary spacecraft. Findings include the following: for Venus, 79% albedo, efficient atmospheric heat transport, superrotating upper atmosphere with zonal winds of 100 m/sec, and low relative humidity, with a high concentration of photochemically produced sulfuric acid; for Mars, a surface pressure of 6 mbar, large diurnal atmospheric temperature variations, variable H2O, O2, and O abundances, and clouds of four general types (convective, wave, orographic, and fogs); for Jupiter, atmosphere consisting primarily of hydrogen, helium, ammonia, water vapor, methane, and other hydrocarbons, production of elemental sulfur by UV photodissociation below 90 km, and a primarily horizontal atmospheric circulation. The Jovian Red Spot is described as a steady state storm.
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