Implications of preliminary VEGA balloon results for the Venus atmosphere dynamics
Abstract
Typical vertical wind velocities of (1 - 2) m/s measured by the Vega balloons appear to be caused by thermal convection. The observed temperature difference of 6.5K between Vega 1 and Vega 2 data can be caused by the synoptic or planetary scale disturbances. The mean wind velocities obtained from Doppler measurements exceed those of previous experiments. A solar-tied feature in the wind field is possible. Surface topography appears to have influenced the motion of the Vega 2 balloon.
- Publication:
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Pisma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal
- Pub Date:
- February 1986
- Bibcode:
- 1986PAZh...12...52B
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Circulation;
- Balloon Sounding;
- Vega Project;
- Venus Atmosphere;
- Vertical Air Currents;
- Convective Heat Transfer;
- Radar Measurement;
- Solar Planetary Interactions;
- Wind Measurement;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration