Vertical distribution of water in the atmosphere of Venus - A simple thermochemical explanation

• Main Authors: Lewis, John S., Grinspoon, David H.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1990
• Subjects: 91; Venus; Carbonic acid
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19900062894

Several lines of evidence concerning the vertical abundance profile of water in the atmosphere of Venus lead to strikingly unusual distributions (the water vapor abundance decreases sharply in the immediate vicinity of the surface) or to serious conflicts in the profiles (different IR bands suggest...