Titan's greenhouse and antigreenhouse effects

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Jun 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992plr....12c...4m&link_type=abstract

Planetary Report (ISSN 0736-3680), vol. 12, no. 3, May-June 1992, p. 4-7.

Computer Science

Atmospheric Models, Greenhouse Effect, Satellite Atmospheres, Titan, Aerospace Sciences, Computerized Simulation, Solar System, Voyager 1 Spacecraft

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Thermal mechanisms active in Titan's atmosphere are discussed in a brief review of data obtained during the Voyager I flyby in 1980. Particular attention is given to the greenhouse effect (GHE) produced by atmospheric H2, N2, and CH4; this GHE is stronger than that on earth, with CH4 and H2 playing roles similar to those of H2O and CO2 on earth. Also active on Titan is an antigreenhouse effect, in which dark-brown and orange organic aerosols block incoming solar light while allowing IR radiation from the Titan surface to escape. The combination of GHE and anti-GHE leads to a surface temperature about 12 C higher than it would be if Titan had no atmosphere.

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