Implications of the stability and radiative time constant of Triton's atmosphere

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Aug 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989georl..16..977s&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 16, Aug. 1989, p. 977-980.

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Atmospheric Radiation, Escape (Abandonment), Satellite Atmospheres, Time Constant, Triton, Diurnal Variations, Methane, Nitrogen, Vapor Pressure, Neptune, Satellites, Triton, Atmosphere, Hypotheses, Stability, Torus, Outgassing, Radiative Transport, Timescale, Calculations, Escape, Methane, Temperature, Pressure, Compositon, Hydrodynamics, Diurnal Variations, Nitrogen

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Test results from two Voyager experiments relating to Triton's atmosphere are reported. The escape flux from Triton has been estimated under a wide variety of potential conditions, and the radiative time constant of Triton's atmosphere has been calculated as a function of surface temperature, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric composition. Recent observations indicate the presence of decadal-timescale atmospheric variations and the absence of diurnal changes. Radiative timescale constraints imply that if these observations are correct the present atmospheric pressure is unlikely to much exceed about 100 millibar.

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