Large stationary gravity wave in the atmosphere of Venus

• Published in: Nature geoscience Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 85 - 88
• Main Authors: Fukuhara, Tetsuya, Futaguchi, Masahiko, Hashimoto, George L., Horinouchi, Takeshi, Imamura, Takeshi, Iwagaimi, Naomoto, Kouyama, Toru, Murakami, Shin-ya, Nakamura, Masato, Ogohara, Kazunori, Sato, Mitsuteru, Sato, Takao M., Suzuki, Makoto, Taguchi, Makoto, Takagi, Seiko, Ueno, Munetaka, Watanabe, Shigeto, Yamada, Manabu, Yamazaki, Atsushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/445/823; 704/445/845; Atmosphere; Earth science; Earth Sciences; Earth System Sciences; Geochemistry; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy; Gravity waves; Meteorological satellites; Radiation; Sulfuric acid; Temperature; Upper atmosphere; Venus; Wind; Japan

The planet Venus is covered by thick clouds of sulfuric acid that move westwards because the entire upper atmosphere rotates much faster than the planet itself. At the cloud tops, about 65 km in altitude, small-scale features are predominantly carried by the background wind at speeds of approximatel...