The seasonal variation of the thermal structure of the atmosphere of Neptune

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Sep 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984icar...59..367w&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 59, Sept. 1984, p. 367-375.

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Atmospheric Temperature, Neptune Atmosphere, Annual Variations, Heat Transfer, Latitude, Solar Flux, Neptune, Seasonal Variations, Thermal Properties, Structure, Temperature, Atmosphere, Thermal Effects, Latitude, Distribution, Interior, Flux, Pressure, Convection, Transport, Radiation, Absorption, Comparisons

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Calculative results of the seasonal variation of the thermal structure of the atmosphere of Neptune are presented and compared with previous results for Uranus. The basic model is a radiative/convective atmosphere on top of a deep convective interior. The effects of atmospheric dynamics are neglected. Radiative, convective, and deposited solar fluxes are calculated at a series of time steps throughout the orbits. The net flux is calculated and the temperature changes at each step are obtained from the heat balance equation. It is found that the flux of internal heat varies in the sense opposite to the seasonal absorbed solar flux. The resulting variation in the flux radiated out the top of the atmosphere is substantially smaller than for Uranus. The time-averaged effective temperature at the pole is about 0.2 K greater than at the equator and the seasonal variation in the polar effective temperature is about 0.8 K.

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