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Nov 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jgr....85.5871o&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 85, Nov. 1, 1980, p. 5871-5881.
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Atmospheric Heat Budget, Atmospheric Temperature, Planetology, Saturn Atmosphere, Energy Sources, Helium, Hydrogen, Infrared Spectra, Isothermal Layers, Temperature Profiles, Saturn, Atmosphere, Temperatures, Structure, Heat, Infrared, Energy, Radio Occultation, Comparisons, Latitude, Cooling, Hydrogen, Contraction, Pressure, Data, Wavelengths, Brightness, Models, Helium, Spectrum, Interior
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The effective temperature of Saturn from 30 deg S to 10 deg N is 96.5 + or - 2.5 K. This value is 1.9 K higher than a preliminary estimate (Ingersoll et al., 1980). The atmospheric mole fraction of H2 + He is 90 + or - 3%. This value is derived by comparing infrared and radio occultation data (Kliore et al., 1980) for the same latitude. The high value of the effective temperature suggests that Saturn has an additional energy source besides cooling and contraction. The high mole fraction of H2 suggests that separation of heavier He toward the core may be supplying the additional energy. Atmospheric temperatures in the 60- to 600-mbar range are 2.5 K lower within 7 deg of the equator than at higher latitudes. An almost isothermal layer exists between 60 and 160 mbar at all latitudes.
Ingersoll P. A. P. A.
Orton Glenn S.
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