Accession Number:
AD0633585
Title:
The Ionospheric Model of othe Venus Microwave Emission: An Obituary
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS HANSCOM AFB MA
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Report Date:
1966-03-01
Pagination or Media Count:
19.0
Abstract:
In the ionospheric model of Venus, the observed microwave radiation is attributed to free-free emission of electrons in a dense Cytherean ionosphere. The present paper discusses the mechanisms for formation of such a dense ionosphere, both in the original formulation of Jones and in later formulations which introduce holes in the ionosphere to achieve consistency with the observed radar reflectivities.
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Subject Categories:
- Astrophysics