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Cloud Photopolarimeter (OCPP)

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/PioneerVenusOrbiter/OCPP

Description

This experiment used a simplified version of the Imaging Photopolarimeter (IPP) flown on Pioneers 10 and 11 to provide low-resolution, four-color maps of the Venusian cloud cover with a high-resolution imaging capability near apocenter. The principal objective of this investigation was to determine the properties of the clouds and haze, including the vertical and horizontal distribution of the particles, cloud particle size and refractive index, the cloud-top height, and the number density of particles.

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/PioneerVenusOrbiter/OCPP
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Cloud Photopolarimeter (OCPP)
AlternateName
OCPP
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Description

This experiment used a simplified version of the Imaging Photopolarimeter (IPP) flown on Pioneers 10 and 11 to provide low-resolution, four-color maps of the Venusian cloud cover with a high-resolution imaging capability near apocenter. The principal objective of this investigation was to determine the properties of the clouds and haze, including the vertical and horizontal distribution of the particles, cloud particle size and refractive index, the cloud-top height, and the number density of particles.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Larry.D.Travis
InformationURL
Name
NSSDC's Master Catalog
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Description

Information about the Cloud Photopolarimeter (OCPP) experiment on the Pioneer Venus Orbiter mission.

InstrumentType
Photopolarimeter
InvestigationName
Cloud Photopolarimeter (OCPP) on Pioneer Venus Orbiter
ObservatoryID