VEGA Balloon Dynamics and Vertical Winds in the Venus Middle Cloud Region

Creators: Linkin, V. M.; Kerzhanovich, V. V.; Lipatov, A. N.; Pichkadze, K. M.; Shurupov, A. A.; Terterashvili, A. V.; Ingersoll, A. P.; Crisp, D.; Grossman, A. W.; Young, R. E.; Seiff, A.; Ragent, B.; Blamont, J. E.; Elson, L. S.; Preston, R. A.

Abstract

The VEGA balloons provided a long-term record of vertical wind fluctuations in a planetary atmosphere other than Earth's. The vertical winds were calculated from the observed displacement of the balloon relative to its equilibrium float altitude. The winds were intermittent; a large burst lasted several hours, and the peak velocity was 3 meters per second.

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© 1986 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Received for publication 23 October 1985. Accepted for publication 24 January 1986. Funding partially by National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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VEGA Balloon Dynamics and Vertical Winds in the Venus Middle Cloud Region

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