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Thermal net flux measurements on the Pioneer Venus entry probes (1985)

Revercomb, H. E. ; Boese, R. W. ; Suomi, V. E. ; [et al.]

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Publication Date: 2011-08-19

Description: Corrected thermal net (upward minus downward flux) radiation data from four Pioneer Venus probes at latitudes of 4 deg and 60 deg N, and 27 deg and 31 deg S, are presented. Comparisons of these fluxes with radiative transfer calculations were interpreted in terms of cloud properties and the global distribution of water vapor in the lower atmosphere of Venus. The presence of an as yet undetected source of IR opacity is implied by the fluxes in the upper cloud range. It was also shown that beneath the clouds the fluxes at a given altitude increase with latitude, suggesting greater IR cooling below the clouds at high latitudes and a decrease of the water vapor mixing ratios toward the equator.

Keywords: LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION

Type: Advances in Space Research (ISSN 0273-1177); 5; 9, 19

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