Seasonal Variations in the North–South Asymmetry of Polarized Light of Jupiter
| Autor: | L. A. Akimov, Viktor Korokhin, O. M. Starodubtseva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Insolation
media_common.quotation_subject Atmosphere of Jupiter Astronomy and Astrophysics Polarization (waves) Atmospheric sciences Asymmetry Jovian Latitude Space and Planetary Science Physics::Space Physics Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Polar Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Maxima Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Geology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Icarus. 157:419-425 |
| ISSN: | 0019-1035 |
| DOI: | 10.1006/icar.2002.6820 |
| Popis: | Over an 18-year period, seasonal changes in the north–south asymmetry of polarization at high latitudes of Jupiter have been revealed by polarimetric observations in blue light. The average seasonal difference in the polarization degree between north and south is positive and equal to about 0.5%. There is some relationship between seasonal variations in the observed difference and the seasonal north–south asymmetry in solar radiation incident on Jupiter's atmosphere. There are two maxima on the observed seasonal curve, falling on the jovian spring and autumn and coinciding correspondingly with positive and negative maxima of the heliographic latitude of Jupiter. Two possible explanations are discussed: seasonal changes in insolation and/or time-dependent magnetospheric influence on the polar events. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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