Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8143292 | Planetary and Space Science | 2015 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
During two observing campaigns in March and May 2012, four different locations on the planet were investigated. Herein, we report on the retrieval of vertical temperature profiles in the nightside atmosphere of Venus. Retrieval of atmospheric parameters is based on a Levenberg-Marquard Ï2 optimization that iteratively compares observed data to telluric transmittance corrected Venus׳ top-of-atmosphere spectra calculated using a radiative transfer algorithm. The deduced profiles are compared to the Venus International Reference Atmosphere and some found to be in satisfactory agreement. Sub-Doppler resolution Infrared heterodyne observations can provide temperature measurements that complement existing sub-mm and space based observations.
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Authors
Tobias Stangier, Tilak Hewagama, Manuela Sornig, Guido Sonnabend, Theodor Kostiuk, Maren Herrmann, Timothy Livengood,