Statistics
Scientific paper
Aug 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982icar...51..416l&link_type=abstract
(International Conference on the Venus Environment, Palo Alto, CA, Nov. 1-6, 1981.) Icarus, vol. 51, Aug. 1982, p. 416-439.
Statistics
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Atmospheric Circulation, Polarimetry, Venus Atmosphere, Venus Clouds, Errors, Latitude, Meridional Flow, Momentum Transfer, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft
Scientific paper
Independent observations are presented of the zonal mean circulation deduced from the Pioneer Venus Orbiter images which substantiate the somewhat different circulation in the Venus atmosphere at the time of Pioneer observations. The most reassuring result from the present investigation is that measurements made by different individuals on the same set of images yield virtually the same zonal mean statistics for the cloud top circulation of Venus. The mean zonal component is about -95 m/sec at the equator, corresponding to a rotational period of about 4.8 days. The period of rotation increases to about 4.2 days for latitude regions 35-45 deg south and 25-40 deg north. The mean meridional motion is toward the northern pole north of 5 deg south latitude and toward the southern pole south of this latitude.
Burre S. P.
Grund Christian J.
Limaye Sanjay S.
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