Contrast sources for the infrared images taken by the Venus mission AKATSUKI

Details Contrast sources for the infrared images taken by the Venus mission AKATSUKI Contrast sources for the infrared images taken by the Venus mission AKATSUKI

May 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011ep%26s...63..435t&link_type=abstract

Earth, Planets and Space, Volume 63, Issue 5, p. 435-442.

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A feasibility study has been carried out to look for the source of contrast that will be seen in the infrared images of Venus taken by the cameras on board AKATSUKI. This procedure used a cloud model based on the measurements of previous entry probes and radiative transfer calculations. The source of the small contrast expected in the 0.90-μm dayside image was found to be due to inhomogeneity in the cloud optical thickness, with the variations in cloud altitude and temperature having little effect. The source of the large contrast expected in the 2.26-μm nightside image was also found to be due to inhomogeneity in the cloud optical thickness. We attempted to determine the representative altitude of the cloud layers, but this could not be specified to one particular layer. The brightness expected in the 2.02-μm dayside image was found to be affected by the cloud altitude, as expected since the 2.02-μm is in a moderate CO2 absorption band; however, it is also affected by the cloud optical thickness. The brightness expected in the 10-μm image was found to be affected mostly by temperature; however, the effects due to cloud optical thickness and cloud altitude are also important. It is necessary to use all of the information obtained at various wavelengths to gain a correct understanding of the brightness distribution of the Venus images taken by AKATSUKI.

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