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Composition and Chemistry of the Neutral Atmosphere of Venus

dc.contributor.authorMarcq, E.
dc.contributor.authorMills, F.P.
dc.contributor.authorParkinson, C.D.
dc.contributor.authorVandaele, A.C.
dc.date2018
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-22T14:32:04Z
dc.date.available2017-12-22T14:32:04Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/6350
dc.descriptionThis paper deals with the composition and chemical processes occurring in the neutral atmosphere of Venus. Since the last synthesis, observers as well as modellers have emphasised the spatial and temporal variability of minor species, going beyond a static and uniform picture that may have prevailed in the past. The outline of this paper acknowledges this situation and follows closely the different dimensions along which variability in composition can be observed: vertical, latitudinal, longitudinal, temporal. The strong differences between the atmosphere below and above the cloud layers also dictate the structure of this paper. Observational constraints, obtained from both Earth and Venus Express, as well as 1D, 2D and 3D models results obtained since 1997 are also extensively referred and commented by the authors. An non-exhaustive list of topics included follows: modelled and observed latitudinal and vertical profiles of CO and OCS below the clouds of Venus; vertical profiles of CO and SO2 above the clouds as observed by solar occultation and modelled; temporal and spatial variability of sulphur oxides above the clouds. As a conclusion, open questions and topics of interest for further studies are discussed.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleComposition and Chemistry of the Neutral Atmosphere of Venus
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiPhysical sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeAtmospheric composition
dc.subject.freeSpectroscopy
dc.subject.freeChemical model
dc.subject.freeChemical process
dc.subject.freeExhaustive lists
dc.subject.freeNeutral atmosphere
dc.subject.freeSolar occultation
dc.subject.freeSpatial and temporal variability
dc.subject.freeTemporal and spatial variability
dc.subject.freeVenus atmospheres
dc.subject.freeAtmospheric chemistry
dc.source.titleSpace Science Reviews
dc.source.volume214
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.pageA10
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11214-017-0438-5
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85037068306


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