The ultraviolet continuum albedo of Uranus

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Continuous Radiation, Planetary Radiation, Spaceborne Astronomy, Ultraviolet Spectra, Uranus Atmosphere, Aerosols, Albedo, Iue, Radiative Transfer, Raman Spectra, Uranus, Ultraviolet, Albedo, Analysis, Photometry, Iue Satellite, Haze, Earth-Based Observations, Models, Satellite Observations, Scattering, Absorption, Stratosphere, Particles, Aerosols, Comparisons, Methane, Radiative Transfer, Altitude

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A radiative transfer code explicitly treating the Raman scattering of solar protons by H2 is presently used to analyze the Uranus geometric albedo in the 2000-5000 A range. The Baines and Bergstralh (1986) baseline model used reproduces the geometric albedo peak produced by Raman scattering filling of solar absorption line cores, but is found to be excessively bright for wavelengths below 2400 A. This discrepancy is resolvable through inclusion of an absorbing stratospheric haze layer, and results are thereby obtained which are consistent with the Pollack et al. (1987) model, in which aerosols are generated stratospherically through photochemical effects on hydrocarbons.

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