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Night O2 (a1Δg) airglow spatial distribution and temporal behavior on Venus based on SPICAV IR/VEx nadir dataset
Montmessin, F.; Fedorova, A.; Korablev, O. +6 more
The infrared O2 (a1Δg) airglow driven by the subsolar to antisolar circulation occurs between two global circulation regimes on Venus: the zonal super-rotation below 90 km and the subsolar to antisolar circulation over 120 km. Here we report the complete global results of SPICAV IR/Venus Express observations of O
The variability of the topside ionospheres of Venus and Mars as seen by recent radio science observations
Fränz, Markus; Tellmann, Silvia; Pätzold, Martin +7 more
This study combines the observations of the Venus Express Venus Radio science experiment (VeRa), Mars Express Mars Radio Science experiment (MaRS), and MAVEN Radio Occultation Science Experiment (ROSE) at Venus and Mars with proxies for environmental parameters, insolation and solar wind characteristics to compare the effects of individual drivers…
Atmospheric gravity waves in Venus dayside clouds from VIRTIS-M images
Cardesín-Moinelo, Alejandro; Hueso, Ricardo; Peralta, Javier +3 more
We perform a survey of the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer-Mapper (VIRTIS-M) images onboard the Venus Express space mission, at four narrow wavelength bands that target different altitude regions on the cloud deck of Venus' atmosphere (280–320, 365–400, 580–600, 900–920 nm). Our goal was to detect and characterize atmospheric gra…
Bimodal aerosol distribution in Venus' upper haze from joint SPICAV-UV and -IR observations on Venus Express
Montmessin, F.; Fedorova, A.; Korablev, O. +3 more
Spectroscopic solar occultation measurements by the Spectroscopy for Investigation of Characteristics of the Atmosphere of Venus/Solar Occultation at Infrared instrument (SPICAV/SOIR) onboard the Venus Express orbiter gave new data about upper haze aerosol properties, its vertical distribution and spatial and temporal variations. Early study with …
Exploring sensitivity: Unveiling the impact of input parameters on Venus ionosphere V2 layer characteristics
Choudhary, R. K.; Ambili, K. M.; Tripathi, Keshav R.
This study investigates the impact of model input parameters on the characteristic features of the dayside V2 layer in the Venus ionosphere using an in-house developed one-dimensional photochemical model (1D-PCM) and observations from Venus Express radio science experiments (VeRa). 1D-PCM is simulated for different combinations of neutr…
H2CO, O3, NH3, HCN, N2O, NO2, NO, and HO2 upper limits of detection in the Venus lower-mesosphere using SOIR on board Venus Express
Aoki, S.; Vandaele, A. C.; Trompet, L. +6 more
We report on mean upper limit number densities and volume concentrations of H2CO, O3, NH3, HCN, N2O, NO2, NO, and HO2 at the Venus terminator above the cloud layer, computed from the SOIR/Venus Express transmittances measured during hundreds of solar occultations. An unsuccessful at…
Three-dimensional Venusian ionosphere model
Chaufray, Jean-Yves; Lefèvre, Franck; Lebonnois, Sébastien +3 more
To study the Venusian ionosphere, a 3D ionospheric model is included in the Venus Planetary Climate Model (Venus PCM), which we present here with a number of recent extensions and improvements. Our ionospheric model of Venus consists of 15 charged species (electron and 14 ions), 13 photo-ionization for 8 species, an ion-neutral chemistry (61 react…
Three-dimensional modeling of Venus photochemistry and clouds
Stolzenbach, Aurélien; Lefèvre, Franck; Määttänen, Anni +1 more
We present here three-dimensional simulations of the Venus photochemistry and clouds from the ground to the bottom of the thermosphere. For that purpose, we have implemented a state-of-the-art photochemical and equilibrium cloud model in the Venus Planetary Climate Model (Venus PCM). The interactive coupling between dynamics, radiation, chemistry …
Exploring the variability of the venusian thermosphere with the IPSL Venus GCM
Lefèvre, Franck; Lebonnois, Sébastien; Millour, Ehouarn +4 more
Recent simulations of the Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL) Venus Global Climate Model (VGCM) developed at the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD) were performed with a model top raised from ∼10-5 (∼150 km) to ∼10-8 Pa (180-250 km; upper boundary). The parameterizations of non-LTE CO2 near infrared heati…
Update on SO2, detection of OCS, CS, CS2, and SO3, and upper limits of H2S and HOCl in the Venus mesosphere using SOIR on board Venus Express
Aoki, S.; Vandaele, A. C.; Trompet, L. +6 more
We report on the update of SO2 and first detections of SO3, CS, and CS2, and detection of OCS above the cloud deck using the SOIR instrument on-board Venus Express, and upper limit profiles of H2S and HOCl. Based on the solar occultation spectra measured by SOIR covering all latitudes over the 2006-2014 …