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标题：Scattering Properties of the Venusian Clouds Observed by the UV Imager on board Akatsuki
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作者：Y. J. Lee ; A. Yamazaki ; T. Imamura 等
期刊名称：The Astronomical journal
印刷版ISSN：0004-6256
电子版ISSN：1538-3881
出版年度：2017
卷号：154
期号：2
页码：1-10
DOI：10.3847/1538-3881/aa78a5
语种：English
出版社：American Institute of Physics
摘要：We analyze the albedo of Venus obtained from the UV Imager on board Akatsuki. A relative global mean albedo over phase angle is used in this study, and we confirm the glory feature at 283 and 365 nm in the data acquired in 2016 May. We successfully simulate the observation using a radiative transfer model. Our results show that cloud aerosols of μm and (mode 2) can explain the glory, consistent with a property of aerosols previously suggested by using the Venus Monitoring Camera on board Venus Express. We find that SO2 and the unknown UV absorber are necessary factors to explain the decreasing trend of the observed relative albedo at phase angles larger than 10°. We suggest a range of possible SO2 abundance from 80 to 400 ppbv at the cloud top level, depending on atmospheric conditions assumed.
关键词：planets and satellites: atmospheres ; ultraviolet: planetary systems