Planetary Atmospheres [Paperback]

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 ?1B2 state.- High spectral resolution interferometric planetary observations in the 725 ? 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 interferometl³á