Venus Express: Results of the Nominal Mission

COVER\r......Page 1
Introduction to the special section on Venus Express: Results of the Nominal Mission......Page 2
Venus Express mission......Page 4
A latitudinal survey of CO, OCS, H2O, and SO2 in the lower atmosphere of Venus: Spectroscopic studies using VIRTIS-H......Page 23
Tropospheric carbon monoxide concentrations and variability on Venus from Venus Express/VIRTIS-M observations......Page 32
Spatial variability of carbon monoxide in Venus’ mesosphere from Venus Express/Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer measurements......Page 45
Composition of the Venus mesosphere measured by Solar Occultationat Infrared on board Venus Express......Page 56
HDO and H2O vertical distributions and isotopic ratio in the Venus mesosphere by Solar Occultation at Infrared spectrometer on board Venus Express......Page 72
First observations of SO2 above Venus’ clouds by means of Solar Occultation in the Infrared......Page 88
Evidence for carbonyl sulfide (OCS) conversion to CO in the lower atmosphere of Venus......Page 98
Modeling the distribution of H2O and HDO in the upper atmosphere of Venus......Page 114
Water vapor abundance near the surface of Venus from Venus Express/VIRTIS observations......Page 123
Venus cloud top winds from tracking UV features in Venus Monitoring Camera images......Page 135
Cyclostrophic winds from the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer temperature sounding: A preliminary analysis......Page 148
Gravity waves in the upper atmosphere of Venus revealed by CO2 nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium emissions......Page 157
Characterization of mesoscale gravity waves in the upper and lower clouds of Venus from VEX-VIRTIS images......Page 168
Venus Express/VIRTIS observations of middle and lower cloud \rvariability and implications for dynamics......Page 180
Whistler mode waves from lightning on Venus: Magnetic control of ionospheric access......Page 192
Morphology and dynamics of Venus oxygen airglow from Venus Express/Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer observations......Page 200
Limb observations of CO2 and CO non-LTE emissions in the Venus atmosphere by VIRTIS/Venus Express......Page 207
Near-IR oxygen nightglow observed by VIRTIS in the Venus upper atmosphere......Page 226
Limb observations of the ultraviolet nitric oxide nightglow with SPICAV on board Venus Express......Page 244
Concurrent observations of the ultraviolet nitric oxide and infrared O2 nightglow emissions with Venus Express......Page 254
Venus surface thermal emission at 1 μm in VIRTIS imaging observations: Evidence for variation of crust and mantle differentiation conditions......Page 264
Venus surface data extraction from VIRTIS/Venus Express measurements: Estimation of a quantitative approach......Page 285
Venus Express bistatic radar: High-elevation anomalous reflectivity......Page 298
Felsic highland crust on Venus suggested by Galileo Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer data......Page 311
Climate evolution of Venus......Page 321
Retrieval of air temperature profiles in the Venusian mesosphere from VIRTIS-M data: Description and validation of algorithms......Page 343
Structure of the Venus neutral atmosphere as observed by the Radio Science experiment VeRa on Venus Express......Page 355
Evidence for anomalous cloud particles at the poles of Venus......Page 374
Multivariate analysis of Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) Venus Express nightside and limb observations......Page 386
Altimetry of the Venus cloud tops from the Venus Express observations......Page 406
Cloud structure in Venus middle-to-lower atmosphere as inferred from VEX/VIRTIS 1.74 μm data......Page 416
Preliminary characterization of the upper haze by SPICAV/SOIR solar occultation in UV to mid-IR onboard Venus Express......Page 429
Venus Express observations of atmospheric oxygen escape during the passage of several coronal mass ejections......Page 442
Tailward flow of energetic neutral atoms observed at Venus......Page 457
Induced magnetosphere and its outer boundary at Venus......Page 474
Proton cyclotron waves in the solar wind at Venus......Page 483
Mirror-mode-like structures in Venus’ induced magnetosphere......Page 495
O+ ion flow below the magnetic barrier at Venus post terminator......Page 508
Plasma environment of Venus: Comparison of Venus Express ASPERA-4 measurements with 3-D hybrid simulations......Page 520
Correction to ‘‘Plasma environment of Venus: Comparison of Venus Express ASPERA-4 measurements with 3-D hybrid simulations’’......Page 535
Intermittent turbulence, noisy fluctuations, and wavy structures in the Venusian magnetosheath and wake......Page 539
Venus Express observations of an atypically distant bow shock during the passage of an interplanetary coronal mass ejection......Page 550