The clouds of Venus - A synthesis report

Details The clouds of Venus - A synthesis report The clouds of Venus - A synthesis report

Dec 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jgr....85.8059k&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 85, Dec. 30, 1980, p. 8059-8081.

Physics

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Venus, Clouds, Atmosphere, Altitude, Spacecraft Observations, Particles, Size, Haze, Optical Properties, Morphology, Layers, Precipitation, Dynamics, Lightning, Radiation, Pvo Mission, Pvm Mission, Photographs, Imagery, Diagrams, Probes, Structure, Physical Properties, Composition, Refractive Index, Albedo, Stability, Depth

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The results presented represent a synthesis of data from those Pioneer Venus experiments directed toward studying cloud problems. These orbiter and multiprobe experiments show the cloud system to consist of three altitude regions populated by cloud particles and smaller haze particles which extend above and below as well as coexist with the cloud particles. The optical properties derived are only consistent with the largest particles, having platelike morphology. The smallest particles are shown to require changes in chemical composition to explain observed behavior. The medium-sized H2SO4 droplets of 2 micrometers diameter appear to be the least volatile and are the best understood. The role of the cloud particles in precipitation dynamical processes, lightning, and radiation are all discussed.

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