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AGU: Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets

 

Keywords

  • planetary atmosphere
  • composition
  • Venus Express

Index Terms

  • Planetary Sciences: Astrobiology: Planetary atmospheres, clouds, and hazes
  • Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Atmospheres
  • Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Composition
  • Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Remote sensing
  • Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Instruments and techniques
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Abstract

Composition of the Venus mesosphere measured by Solar Occultation at Infrared on board Venus Express

A. C. Vandaele

Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium

M. De Mazière

Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium

R. Drummond

Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium

A. Mahieux

Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium

E. Neefs

Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium

V. Wilquet

Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium

O. Korablev

Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia

A. Fedorova

Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia

D. Belyaev

Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia

F. Montmessin

Service d'Aéronomie du CNRS, Verrières-le-Buisson, France

Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin, Saint Quentin en Yvelines, France

J.-L. Bertaux

Service d'Aéronomie du CNRS, Verrières-le-Buisson, France

Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin, Saint Quentin en Yvelines, France

Solar Occultation at Infrared (SOIR), which is a part of the Spectroscopy for Investigation of Characteristics of the Atmosphere of Venus (SPICAV) instrument on board Venus Express, combines an echelle-grating spectrometer with an acoustooptical tunable filter. It performs solar occultation measurements in the IR region at a high spectral resolution better than all previously flown planetary spectrometers. The wavelength range probed allows for a detailed chemical inventory of the Venus atmosphere above the cloud layer, with an emphasis on the vertical distribution of the gases. A general description of the retrieval technique is given and is illustrated by some results obtained for CO2 and for a series of minor constituents, such as H2O, HDO, CO, HCl, and HF. Detection limits for previously undetected species will also be discussed.

Received 14 March 2008; accepted 4 September 2008; published 27 December 2008.

Citation: Vandaele, A. C., et al. (2008), Composition of the Venus mesosphere measured by Solar Occultation at Infrared on board Venus Express, J. Geophys. Res., 113, E00B23, doi:10.1029/2008JE003140.

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