Chamberlain, S

Mahieux, Arnaud

Robert, Séverine

Thomas, I.R.

Vandaele, Ann Carine

Wilquet, Valérie

The Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy is involved in the Venus Express mission (VeX), launched in 2006 and in the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter mission (TGO), due for launch in 2016. BISA is responsible for one instrument in each mission, SOIR onboard VeX and NOMAD onboard TGO respectively.

The SOIR instrument onboard Venus Express allows observations of trace gases in the Venus atmosphere, at the terminator for both the morning and evening sides of the planet and for almost all latitudes. It has been designed to measure spectra in the IR region (2.2 – 4.3 µm) of the Venus atmosphere using the solar occultation technique1. This method derives unique information on the vertical composition and structure of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere2,3,4,5. It is unique in terms of spectral coverage and spectral resolution (0.15 cm-1), and is ideally designed to probe the Venus atmosphere for CO2 as well as trace gases, such as H2O, CO, HCl and HF.

SOIR is capable of (1) providing vertical information on a broad series of species, such as CO2, CO, H2O, HCl, HF, SO26 and aerosols 7, covering the so far sparsely known region located above the clouds, (2) contributing to a better understanding of the dynamics and stability of the atmosphere by delivering total density and kinetic temperature profiles at the terminator, an up-to-now still unchartered region, and (3) detecting weak absorption bands of rare CO2 isotopologues8, due to the sensitivity of SOIR, the high concentration of CO2 on Venus and the long absorption paths sounded during solar occultations.</p

Robert, S. (5269138)

Chamberlain, S. (5269132)

Mahieux, A. (5269135)

Thomas, I. (5269144)

Wilquet, V. (5269141)

Vandaele, A. C. (5269129)

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The Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy is involved in the Venus Express mission (VeX), launched in 2006 and in the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter mission (TGO), due for launch in 2016. BISA is responsible for one instrument in each mission, SOIR onboard VeX and NOMAD onboard TGO respectively.

The SOIR instrument onboard Venus Express allows observations of trace gases in the Venus atmosphere, at the terminator for both the morning and evening sides of the planet and for almost all latitudes. It has been designed to measure spectra in the IR region (2.2 – 4.3 µm) of the Venus atmosphere using the solar occultation technique1. This method derives unique information on the vertical composition and structure of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere2,3,4,5. It is unique in terms of spectral coverage and spectral resolution (0.15 cm-1), and is ideally designed to probe the Venus atmosphere for CO2 as well as trace gases, such as H2O, CO, HCl and HF.

SOIR is capable of (1) providing vertical information on a broad series of species, such as CO2, CO, H2O, HCl, HF, SO26 and aerosols 7, covering the so far sparsely known region located above the clouds, (2) contributing to a better understanding of the dynamics and stability of the atmosphere by delivering total density and kinetic temperature profiles at the terminator, an up-to-now still unchartered region, and (3) detecting weak absorption bands of rare CO2 isotopologues8, due to the sensitivity of SOIR, the high concentration of CO2 on Venus and the long absorption paths sounded during solar occultations.Session V: Astronomy and Astrophysics. June 25, 2014

Robert, S.

Chamberlain, S.

Mahieux, A.

Thomas, I.

Wilquet, V.

Vandaele, A. C.

NEUROSURGERY ENTHUSIASTIC WOMEN SOCIETY

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SOIR and NOMAD: Characterization of Planetary Atmospheres

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