Winds in the Lower Cloud Level on the Nightside of Venus from VIRTIS-M (Venus Express) 1.74 μm Images

Winds in the Lower Cloud Level on the Nightside of Venus from VIRTIS-M (Venus Express) 1.74 μm Images

The horizontal wind velocity vectors at the lower cloud layer were retrieved by tracking the displacement of cloud features using the 1.74 µm images of the full Visible and InfraRed Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS-M) dataset. This layer was found to be in a superrotation mode with a westward me...

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Main Authors: Dmitry A. Gorinov, Ludmila V. Zasova, Igor V. Khatuntsev, Marina V. Patsaeva, Alexander V. Turin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
Venus
atmosphere
circulation
wind tracking
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/2/186

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