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Table 2 Filters on IR2

From: Development and in-flight calibration of IR2: 2-μm camera onboard Japan’s Venus orbiter, Akatsuki

Wavelength

Ave. trans.a (%)

Day or night

Scientific targets

Center (\(\upmu \hbox {m}\))

Width (\(\upmu \hbox {m}\))

1.735

0.043

81

N

Dynamics and clouds

2.260

0.058

60

N

Dynamics and clouds

2.320

0.038

62

N

CO distribution

2.020

0.040

6.0

D

Cloud-top altimetry

1.650

0.300

88

Zodiacal light

  1. aIntegrated transmission divided by the band width (see text)