Modeling Venus' clouds with the moment method: paving the way for 3D GCM simulations

Sabrina Guilbon (1) , Anni Määttänen (1) , Franck Montmessin (1)

1 PLANETO - LATMOS

We describe a project to model the microphysics of Venusian clouds. The goal of the project is to complete the IPSL Venus 3D GCM with a cloud microphysics module.

Domaines: Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]; Physique Atmosphérique et Océanique [physics.ao-ph]

Sabrina Guilbon, Anni Määttänen, Franck Montmessin. Modeling Venus' clouds with the moment method: paving the way for 3D GCM simulations. European Planetary Science Congress 2015, Sep 2015, Nantes, France. pp.EPSC2015-614. ⟨insu-01211229⟩