Jupiter - an inhomogeneous atmospheric model analysis of spatial variations of the H2 4-0 S/1/ line

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Jul 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977icar...31..325c&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 31, July 1977, p. 325-347.

Physics

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Atmospheric Models, Hydrogen, Jupiter Atmosphere, Molecular Spectra, Atmospheric Stratification, Cloud Cover, Cloud Physics, Cosmic Dust, Inhomogeneity, Limb Darkening, Methane, Quadrupoles, Spectral Line Width

Scientific paper

Spatially resolved observations of center-to-limb variations of the H2 quadrupole 4-0 S(1) line in the spectrum of Jupiter are briefly summarized, and an inhomogeneous two-cloud model of the Jovian atmosphere is developed on the basis of these data. This model is evaluated in the context of constraints placed by observations of spectral-reflectivity variations and belt-zone contrast, limb-darkening curves, the visible CH4 bands, and infrared data. The uniqueness of the model is discussed, and an alternative reflecting-scattering model is constructed which fits the observational data equally well. It is concluded that the two models considered are examples of a continuum of possible models and have a high probability of representing the cloud structure of Jupiter.

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