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Science 6 July 1979:
Vol. 205. no. 4401, pp. 65 - 67
DOI: 10.1126/science.205.4401.65
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Temperature, Cloud Structure, and Dynamics of Venus Middle Atmosphere by Infrared Remote Sensing from Pioneer Orbiter

F. W. TAYLOR 1, D. J. DINER 1, L. S. ELSON 1, D. J. MCCLEESE 1, J. V. MARTONCHIK 1, J. DELDERFIELD 2, S. P. BRADLEY 2, J. T. SCHOFIELD 2, J. C. GILLE 3, and M. T. COFFEY 3

1 Earth and Space Sciences Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91103
2 Atmospheric Physics Department, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
3 National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado 80302

Further results from the Venus orbiter radiometric temperature experiment (VORTEX) on the Pioneer orbiter are presented. These are used to characterize the three-dimensional temperature field, the cloud structure, and the dynamics of the 60-to 130-kilometer altitude region of the Venus atmosphere. One of the new discoveries is a "dipole" structure at high latitudes, with two hot spots rotating around the pole, surrounded by banks of cold cloud.

Submitted on May 15, 1979


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
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Nature of the Ultraviolet Absorber in the Venus Clouds: Inferences Based on Pioneer Venus Data.
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