Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007dps....39.6303b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #39, #63.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.543
Physics
Scientific paper
It is now well established that clouds form in Titan's atmosphere. The rapid lifetimes and common heights of the South Pole clouds, in particular, point to a convective origin. The Titan Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (TRAMS) is a three-dimensional, time-dependent, fully compressible, coupled dynamic and microphysics model adapted for studying convection in Titan's atmosphere. For environments moister in methane than the Huygens landing site, convective clouds form and can produce a significant amount of precipitation. The spatial extent and lifetime of individual clouds is most strongly influenced by the amount of methane in the region. We continue our studies of Titan's convective clouds, with particular attention to the parameters which affect the formation and evolution of the clouds, including the temperature and relative humidity of the environment, growth of precipitation-sized particles through coalescence, and mixtures of methane with nitrogen and ethane.
This work was supported by Southwest Research Institute internal research funding and the NASA Planetary Atmospheres program.
Barth Erika L.
Rafkin Scot C.
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