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Dissipation of buoyancy waves and turbulence in the atmosphere of venus

Izakov, M. N.

The turbulent energy dissipation rate and the coefficients of turbulent diffusion and viscosity caused by breaking buoyancy waves (BWs) have been calculated. From the comparison of these values with other data, the contribution of BWs to the generation of turbulence has been determined. The comparison confirms the validity of the turbulence charac…

Venus Express: The presence of turbulence in the mesosphere of venus is confirmed

Izakov, M. N.

Among the numerous and valuable results obtained from the Venus Express spacecraft, information from several instruments suggests that turbulence is present in the mesosphere. In this paper, the results of these experiments are interpreted with the use of the available data on turbulence in planetary atmospheres. Accounting for turbulence is neces…