The Ionospheric Model of othe Venus Microwave Emission: An Obituary

Abstract

In the ionospheric model of Venus, the observed microwave radiation is attributed to free-free emission of electrons in a dense Cytherean ionosphere. The present paper discusses the mechanisms for formation of such a dense ionosphere, both in the original formulation of Jones and in later formulations which introduce holes in the ionosphere to achieve consistency with the observed radar reflectivities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0633585

Entities

People

  • Carl Sagan
  • Russell G. Walker

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Dissociation
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Equations
  • Ionization
  • Ionosphere
  • Ionospheric Models
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Planets
  • Radiation
  • Solar Radiation
  • Solar System
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics