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On the temperature distribution in a planetary atmosphere.Criteria for the appearance of a double maximum in the absorption spectra are derived. A very oversimplified model atmosphere which consists of two isothermal layers of gas is considered. The model involves the presence of two absorption cells in series, in front of a light source that has a higher temperature than either of the cells. The possibility that the double maximum is due to a quantum-mechanical interaction is studied. It is concluded that the effect reported by Kaplan (1962) was due to noise, and that it is impossible to detect temperatures as high as 700 K in the atmosphere of Venus by means of ground-based observations of the 7820 A carbon dioxide band.
Document ID
19720057379
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Young, L. D. G.
Young, A. T.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Sciences Div., Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal
Volume: 176
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
72A41045
Distribution Limits
Public
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