VEGA Balloon Dynamics and Vertical Winds in the Venus Middle Cloud Region
- 21 March 1986
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 231 (4744) , 1417-1419
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.231.4744.1417
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.Keywords
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