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Orbiter cloud photopolarimeter investigationPolarization measurements by the orbiter cloud photopolarimeter indicate the presence of a planet-wide layer of submicrometer aerosols of substantial visible optical thickness, of the order of 0.05 to 0.01, in the lower stratosphere well above the main visible sulfuric acid cloud layer. Cloud pattern characteristics found by Mariner 10 and by Pioneer are compared. Planetary scale markings, polar region clouds, and cellular features are considered.
Document ID
19790040154
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Travis, L. D. (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Coffeen, D. L. (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Hansen, J. E. (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Kawabata, K. (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Lacis, A. A. (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Lane, W. A. (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Limaye, S. S. (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies New York, N.Y., United States)
Stone, P. H. (MIT Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
February 23, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 203
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
79A24167
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-33-015-165
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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