Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jan 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982sci...215..544h&link_type=abstract
Science, vol. 215, Jan. 29, 1982, p. 544-548.
Computer Science
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Infrared Spectra, Saturn Rings, Saturn Satellites, Tropospheric Radiation, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Annual Variations, Planetary Temperature, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Saturn Atmosphere, Spatial Distribution, Spectroradiometers, Temperature Distribution, Temperature Measurement, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Saturn, Voyager 2, Observations, Infrared, Wavelengths, Spectrum, Data, Radiometry, Satellites, Titan, Enceladus, Tethys, Iapetus, Rings, Temperatures, Troposphere, Seasonal Variations, Gradients, Comparisons,
Scientific paper
During the passage of Voyager 2 through the Saturn system, infrared spectral and radiometric data were obtained for Saturn, Titan, Enceladus, Tethys, Iapetus, and the rings. Combined Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 observations of temperatures in the upper troposphere of Saturn indicate a seasonal asymmetry between the northern and southern hemispheres, with superposed small-scale meridional gradients. Comparison of high spatial resolution data from the two hemispheres poleward of 60 deg latitude suggests an approximate symmetry in the small-scale structure, consistent with the extension of a symmetric system of zonal jets into the polar regions. Longitudinal variations of 1 to 2 K are observed. Disk-averaged infrared spectra of Titan show little change over the 9-month interval between Voyager encounters. By combining Voyager 2 temperature measurements with ground-based geometric albedo determinations, phase integrals of 0.91 plus or minus 0.13 and 0.89 plus or minus 0.09 were derived for Tethys and Enceladus, respectively. The subsolar point temperature of dark material on Iapetus must exceed 110 K. Temperatures (and infrared optical depths) for the A and C rings and for the Cassini division are 69 plus or minus 1 K (0.40 plus or minus 0.05), 85 plus or minus 1 K (0.10 plus or minus 0.03), and 85 plus or minus 2 K (0.07 plus or minus 0.04), respectively.
Conrath Barney
Cruikshank Dale P.
Flasar Michael F.
Gautier Daniel
Gierasch Peter J.
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