COMMENTS ON THE DETECTION OF WATER AND ICE CLOUDS ON VENUS,

Abstract

Recent infrared spectroscopic evidence of the existence of ice clouds on Venus is verified by comparison with the spectra of optically dense, terrestrial sunlit cirrus clouds. The uncertainties regarding the total water content of the planetary atmosphere are pointed out, and an experiment is proposed for the detection of possible water droplet clouds, otherwise obscured by the observed ice clouds. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0622987

Entities

People

  • D. Deirmendjian

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Cirrus Clouds
  • Clouds
  • Detection
  • Planetary Atmospheres
  • Planets
  • Spectra
  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Spectroscopy.