Cloud height differences on Saturn
| Autor: | R. B. Singer, Jerome Apt |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
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| Zdroj: | Icarus. 52:503-508 |
| ISSN: | 0019-1035 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0019-1035(82)90010-0 |
| Popis: | Spectrophotometry from 0.6-2.5 micron at 1.5% spectral resolution of Saturn's equator and visibly dark South Equatorial Belt near a 1980 ring-plane crossing shows substantially less absorption by methane over the equator than over the SEB. Model fits using Appleby's model atmosphere and a multiple scattering model lead to the conclusion that the pressure levels of the clouds in the two regions differ by 20%. The region of high clouds is coincident with the location of the equatorial fast jet observed by Voyager. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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