Discrimination between radiation effects of
clouds at different altitudes is not trivial.
Dubbed the first planetary meteorological satellite by mission scientists, Akatsuki was supposed to orbit Venus for 2 years, using its five cameras operating at ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths to track
clouds at different altitudes and watch for venusian lightning.
Not exact matches
Band 10 brings to ALMA a broad range of capabilities, which — among other things — enables astronomers and planetary scientists to study and monitor temperature changes
at different altitudes above the
clouds of Uranus and other giant planets in our Solar System.
In particular, in layers of air
at different altitudes they found a
different balance between the way
clouds trapped radiation and warmed the planet, or reflected sunlight back into space and cooled it.