Planetary Atmospheres

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• I / Venus.
• The chemical composition of the atmosphere of Venus.
• Exospheric temperature of Venus from Mariner 5.
• Models of the Venus ionosphere.
• Venus: Determination of atmospheric parameters from the microwave spectrum.
• Peculiarities of mm and cm radiowave propagation in the Venus atmosphere.
• Some consequences of critical refraction in the Venus atmosphere.
• A two-parameter theory for Venus spectra.
• A new short-wavelength carbon dioxide band in the spectrum of Venus.
• Calculations of CO2 energy levels: The Ã1B2 state.
• High spectral resolution interferometric planetary observations in the 7–25 ? region.
• Limb darkening observations of Venus from 5 ? to 18 ?.
• Water on Venus?.
• Vegetative life on Venus ? Or investigations with algae which grow under pure CO2 in hot acid media and at elevated pressures.
• Venus cloud contrasts.
• On the nature of the Venus clouds.
• Geochemical problems in the production of the Venus clouds.
• The trouble with Venus.
• II / Mars.
• A. Optical Properties.
• Colorimetry of Martian features by means of area scanning.
• Longitudinal variations, the opposition effect, and monochromatic albedos for Mars.
• Mie scattering and the Martian atmosphere.
• The contribution of atmospheric aerosols to the Martian opposition effect.
• Ultraviolet polarization measurements of Mars and the opacity of the Martian atmosphere.
• Some problems of anisotropic scattering in planetary atmospheres.
• B. CO2 Absorption.
• An interpretation of the Mars spectrum taken by the Connes.
• Observations of the Martian 1.2 ? CO2 bands.
• Variations of the Martian CO2 abundance with Martian season.
• Relative elevation differences revealed by near infrared CO2 bands on Mars.
• Spectroscopic determination of surface pressure and elevation differences on Mars.
• C. Water VaporAbsorption.
• The spectroscopic search for water on Mars: A history.
• The latitude variation of water vapor on Mars.
• A report on Martian atmospheric water vapor near opposition, 1969.
• High altitude interferometer spectra of Mars.
• Mars: Occurrence of liquid water.
• D. Mariner Results.
• Mariner 6: Ultraviolet spectrum of Mars upper atmosphere.
• Mariner Mars ’69 celestial mechanics experiment.
• Mariner 1969: Results of the infrared radiometer experiment.
• Mariner 6 and 7 television pictures: Preliminary analysis.
• E. Cloud Motions and Atmospheric Dynamics.
• Estimates of boundary layer parameters in the atmospheres of the terrestrial planets.
• The theory of similarity for large-scale motions in planetary atmospheres.
• Cloud activity on Mars near the equinox: Comparison of the 1937 and 1969 oppositions.
• Cloud motions on Mars.
• F. Upper Atmospheres.
• The effect of atmospheric dynamics on the upper atmosphere phenomena of Mars and Venus.
• CO2+ dayglow on Mars and Venus.
• III / Outer Planets.
• Variations in the color of Jupiter.
• The effective temperature of Jupiter’s equatorial belt during the 1965 apparition.
• Observations of Jupiter’s cloud structure near 8.5 ?.
• Phase behavior of light gas mixtures at high pressures.
• Atmospheric depths of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.
• The spectral characteristics and probable structure of the cloud layer of Saturn.
• Estimate of the H2 abundance in the atmosphere of Uranus from the pressure induced spectrum.
• The spectrum of Uranus in the region 4800–7500 Å.
• Upper limit of hydrogen and helium concentrations on Titan.
• IV / Scientific Dedication of the 107-Inch Reflector.
• Remarks made at the scientific dedication of the 107-inch reflector, October 30, 1969.