03100nam 2200685 a 450 991043811060332120200520144314.01-283-93384-51-4614-5064-010.1007/978-1-4614-5064-1(CKB)3400000000093729(EBL)1030446(OCoLC)822998732(SSID)ssj0000811986(PQKBManifestationID)11518192(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000811986(PQKBWorkID)10859266(PQKB)10545451(DE-He213)978-1-4614-5064-1(MiAaPQ)EBC1030446(PPN)168301938(EXLCZ)99340000000009372920121016d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTowards understanding the climate of Venus applications of terrestrial models to our sister planet /Lennart Bengtsson ... [et al.], editors1st ed. 2013.New York Springer20131 online resource (187 p.)ISSI Scientific Report Series ;11Description based upon print version of record.1-4899-8810-6 1-4614-5063-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. What do we know about Venus? -- pt. 2. Modeling the atmospheric circulation of Venus -- pt. 3. Outlook.ESA’s Venus Express Mission has monitored Venus since April 2006, and scientists worldwide have used mathematical models to investigate its atmosphere and model its circulation. This book summarizes recent work to explore and understand the climate of the planet through a research program under the auspices of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland. Some of the unique elements that are discussed are the anomalies with Venus’ surface temperature (the huge greenhouse effect causes the surface to rise to 460°C, without which would plummet as low as -40°C), its unusual lack of solar radiation (despite being closer to the Sun, Venus receives less solar radiation than Earth due to its dense cloud cover reflecting 76% back) and the juxtaposition of its atmosphere and planetary rotation (wind speeds can climb up to 200 m/s, much faster than Venus’ sidereal day of 243 Earth-days).ISSI Scientific Report Series ;11ClimatologyAtmospheric physicsExtrasolar planetsVenus (Planet)AtmosphereClimatology.Atmospheric physics.Extrasolar planets.551.50999551.50999/22551.5099922Bengtsson Lennart275062European Space Agency.International Space Science Institute.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910438110603321Towards understanding the climate of Venus4191986UNINA