title: Temperature, cloud structure, and dynamics of venus middle atmosphere by infrared remote sensing from pioneer orbiter.
abstract: Further results from the Venus orbiter radiometric temperature experiment (VORTEX) on the Pioneer orbiter are presented. These are used to characterize the three-dimensional temperature field, the cloud structure, and the dynamics of the 60-to 130-kilometer altitude region of the Venus atmosphere. One of the new discoveries is a "dipole" structure at high latitudes, with two hot spots rotating around the pole, surrounded by banks of cold cloud.
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Diner
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Elson
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: McCleese
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Martonchik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delderfield
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gille
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Coffey