The abundance of acetylene in the atmosphere of Jupiter

Details The abundance of acetylene in the atmosphere of Jupiter The abundance of acetylene in the atmosphere of Jupiter

Dec 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977icar...32..431o&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 32, Dec. 1977, p. 431-436.

Computer Science

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Abundance, Acetylene, Atmospheric Composition, Jupiter Atmosphere, Atmospheric Models, Atmospheric Temperature, Brightness Temperature, Emission Spectra, Molecular Spectra, Spectral Bands, Stratosphere

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The Q and R branches of the C2H2 nu(5) fundamental, observed in emission in an aircraft spectrum of Jupiter near 750/cm, have been analyzed with the help of an improved line listing for this band. The line parameters have been certified in the laboratory with the same interferometer used in the Jovian observations. The maximum mixing ratio of C2H2 is found to be between 5 times 10 to the -8th and 6 times 10 to the -9th power, depending on the form of its vertical distribution and the temperature structure assumed for the lower stratosphere. Most consistent with observations of both Q and R branches are: (1) distributions of C2H2 with a constant mixing ratio in the stratosphere and a cutoff at a total pressure of 100 mbar or less, and (2) the assumption of a temperature at 0.01 bar which is near 155 K.

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