Inhomogeneous models of the Venus clouds containing sulfur

Details Inhomogeneous models of the Venus clouds containing sulfur Inhomogeneous models of the Venus clouds containing sulfur

Apr 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979stin...7922988s&link_type=abstract

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Mathematics

Atmospheric Models, Sulfur, Venus Clouds, Concentration (Composition), Graphs (Charts), Mathematical Models, Particle Size Distribution, Reflectance, Sulfuric Acid

Scientific paper

Based on the suggestion that elemental sulfur is responsible for the yellow color of Venus, calculations are compared at 3.4 microns of the reflectivity phase function of two sulfur containing inhomogeneous cloud models with that of a homogeneous model. Assuming reflectivity observations with 25% or less total error, comparison of the model calculations leads to a minimum detectable mass of sulfur equal to 7% of the mass of sulfuric acid for the inhomogeneous drop model. For the inhomogeneous cloud model the comparison leads to a minimum detectable mass of sulfur between 17% and 38% of the mass of the acid drops, depending upon the actual size of the large particles. It is concluded that moderately accurate 3.4 microns reflectivity observations are capable of detecting quite small amounts of elemental sulfur at the top of the Venus clouds.

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