Published July 1979 | Version v1
Journal article

IUE detection of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus

  • 1. Department of Astro-Geophysics and Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309

Description

Ultraviolet absorption bands of sulfur dioxide have been detected in the reflection spectrum of Venus using the high resolution spectrometer of the Internation Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE). The identification of these bands in the 2080 to 2180 A range has been verified by comparision with laboratory absorption spectra. An estimate of the SO2 vertical column density using a reflecting layer model is 4 x 1016 cm-2

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Geophys. Res. Lett.
Journal Volume
6
Journal Issue
7
Series
Geophys. Res. Lett.
Journal Page Range
629-631

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11512069
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
EXPLORER SATELLITES; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES; REFLECTION; SULFUR OXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA; VENUS PLANET
Descriptors DEC
ATMOSPHERES; CHALCOGENIDES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANETS; SATELLITES; SPECTRA; SULFUR COMPOUNDS