Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Dec 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980icar...44..608m&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 44, Dec. 1980, p. 608-639.
Physics
Optics
17
Aerosols, Atmospheric Density, Cloud Physics, Particle Size Distribution, Venera Satellites, Venus Clouds, Atmospheric Optics, Data Processing, Light Scattering, Nephelometers, Refractivity
Scientific paper
Data processing and interpretation of the nephelometer measurements made in the Venusian atmosphere aboard the Venera 9, 10, and 11 landers in the sunlit hemisphere near the equator are considered. These results are used to obtain the aerosol distribution and its microphysical properties from 62 km to the surface. The main aerosol content is found in the altitude range between 62 km (where measurements began) and 48 km, the location of the cloud region. Three prominent layers labeled as I (between 62 and 57 km), II (between 57 and 51 km), and III (between 51 and 48 km), each with different particle characteristics are revealed within the clouds. The measured light-scattering patterns can be interpreted as having been produced by particles with effective radii from 1 to 2 microns depending on height and indices of refraction from 1.45 in layer I to 1.42 in layer III.
Lebedev V. N.
Lukashevich N. L.
Lystsev V. E.
Marov Ia. M.
Shari V. P.
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