Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993jgr....9818803d&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 98, no. E10, p. 18,803-18,811
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
47
Auroras, Hydrocarbons, Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Magnetospheres, Temperature Profiles, Charged Particles, Emission Spectra, Energy Spectra, Radio Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Voyager 1 Spacecraft
Scientific paper
The temperature structure within the northern auroral region of Jupiter is studied by reanalyzing the Voyager 1/infrared interferometer and radiometer spectrometer (IRIS) spectra. The total measured excess infrared auroral zone emission (averaged over the IRIS field of view) in the hydrocarbon bands between 7 and 13 microns is found to be about 208 ergs/cm/s over an area of about 2 x 1018 sq cm with a resulting power output of 4 x 1013 W. In comparison, the total energy deposition by magnetospheric charged particles has been estimated on the basis of UV observations to range between 1 x 1013 and 4 x 1013 W over a comparable area. The large amount of radiated energy observed in the infrared may imply an additional heat source in the auroral regions (possibly Joule heating). A new set of thermal profiles of Jupiter's high-latitude upper atmosphere has also been derived. These profiles have a large temperature enhancement in the upper stratosphere and are constrained to reproduce the CH4 emission at 7.7 microns. The emission in the other hydrocarbon bands (C2H2 and C2H6) is found to depend on the depth to which the temperature enhancement extends, which further constrains the thermal profiles. This study shows that a large temperature enhancement in the upper stratosphere and lower thermosphere can explain the observed excess hydrocarbon emission bands; thus smaller variations in hydrocarbon abundances (between the high latitudes and the equatorial and middle latitudes) are required than has been assumed in previous models.
Atreya Sushil K.
Bezard Bruno
Bishop James
Boice Dan
Drossart Pierre
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