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Sulfuric acid vapor and other cloud-related gases in the Venus atmosphere - Abundances inferred from observed radio opacityIt is suggested that the absorbing characteristics of sulfuric acid vapor appear to reconcile what had been thought to be an inconsistency among measurements and deductions regarding the constituents of the Venus atmosphere and radio occultation, radar reflection, and radio emission measurements of its opacity. Laboratory measurements of sulfuric acid, sulfur dioxide, water vapor, and carbon dioxide are used to model relative contributions to opacity as a function of height in a way that is consistent with observations of the constituents and absorbing properties of the atmosphere. It is concluded that sulfuric acid vapor is likely to be the principal microwave absorber in the 30-50 km altitude range of the middle atmosphere of Venus.
Document ID
19830031346
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Steffes, P. G.
(Stanford Univ. CA, United States)
Eshleman, V. R.
(Stanford University Stanford, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1982
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
83A12564
Distribution Limits
Public
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