Clouds and hazes of Venus

DV Titov, NI Ignatiev, K McGouldrick, V Wilquet… - Space Science …, 2018‏ - Springer
More than three decades have passed since the publication of the last review of the Venus
clouds and hazes. The paper published in 1983 in the Venus book summarized the …

The atmospheric dynamics of Venus

A Sánchez-Lavega, S Lebonnois, T Imamura… - Space Science …, 2017‏ - Springer
We review our current knowledge of the atmospheric dynamics of Venus prior to the
Akatsuki mission, in the altitude range from the surface to approximately the cloud tops …

Structure of the Venus neutral atmosphere as observed by the Radio Science experiment VeRa on Venus Express

S Tellmann, M Pätzold, B Häusler… - Journal of …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
The European Space Agency Venus Express Radio Science experiment (VeRa) obtained
118 radio occultation measurements of the Venusian atmosphere between July 2006 and …

Altimetry of the Venus cloud tops from the Venus Express observations

NI Ignatiev, DV Titov, G Piccioni… - Journal of …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Simultaneous observations of Venus by Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer
and Venus Monitoring Camera onboard the Venus Express spacecraft are used to map the …

[ספר][B] Giant planets of our solar system: atmospheres, composition, and structure

P Irwin - 2009‏ - books.google.com
This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous
planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The current theories of their formation are …

Variable winds on Venus mapped in three dimensions

A Sánchez‐Lavega, R Hueso, G Piccioni… - Geophysical …, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
We present zonal and meridional wind measurements at three altitude levels within the
cloud layers of Venus from cloud tracking using images taken with the VIRTIS instrument on …

Morphology of the cloud tops as observed by the Venus Express Monitoring Camera

DV Titov, WJ Markiewicz, NI Ignatiev, L Song… - Icarus, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Since the discovery of ultraviolet markings on Venus, their observations have been a
powerful tool to study the morphology, motions and dynamical state at the cloud top level …

Latitudinal variation of clouds' structure responsible for Venus' cold collar

I Garate-Lopez, S Lebonnois - Icarus, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Global Climate Models (GCM) are very useful tools to study theoretically the
general dynamics and specific phenomena in planetary atmospheres. In the case of Venus …

Venus: the atmosphere, climate, surface, interior and near-space environment of an Earth-like planet

FW Taylor, H Svedhem, JW Head III - Space Science Reviews, 2018‏ - Springer
This is a review of current knowledge about Earth's nearest planetary neighbour and near
twin, Venus. Such knowledge has recently been extended by the European Venus Express …

Overview of Venus orbiter, Akatsuki

M Nakamura, T Imamura, N Ishii, T Abe, T Satoh… - Earth, planets and …, 2011‏ - Springer
Abstract The Akatsuki spacecraft of Japan was launched on May 21, 2010. The spacecraft
planned to enter a Venus-encircling near-equatorial orbit in December 7, 2010; however …