Spectrophotometric experiment aboard the launched instruments of Venera 11 and Venera 12. 1. Method, results and preliminary analysis of measurements.
Abstract
The present paper deals essentially with the results of an investigation of the Venusian atmosphere by means of scanning spectrophotometers onboard Venera spacecraft. The principal objectives of the experiment were to study the spectral composition of scattered solar radiation to obtain quantitative estimates of the atmospheric content of matter (such as water) characterized by strong absorption bands, to study the vertical structure of the Venusian atmosphere and the horizontal inhomogeneity of the cloud layer, and to investigate the atmospheric energy balance.
- Publication:
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Kosmicheskie Issledovaniia
- Pub Date:
- September 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979KosIs..17..714E
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Composition;
- Solar Spectra;
- Spectrophotometry;
- Spectrum Analysis;
- Venera Satellites;
- Venus Atmosphere;
- Astronomical Photometry;
- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- Atmospheric Moisture;
- Spatial Distribution;
- Venus Clouds;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration;
- Spectrophotometry:Venus