Atmospheric temperature profiles of Uranus and Neptune

Details Atmospheric temperature profiles of Uranus and Neptune Atmospheric temperature profiles of Uranus and Neptune

May 1985

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 292, May 15, 1985, p. L83-L86. NASA-supported resea

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Atmospheric Temperature, Infrared Astronomy, Neptune Atmosphere, Temperature Profiles, Uranus Atmosphere, Brightness Temperature, Infrared Spectra, Methane, Spectrophotometry, Tropopause, Weighting Functions, Planets, Uranus, Neptune, Atmosphere, Temperature, Spectrophotometry, Infrared, Wavelengths, Spectra, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Comparisons, Interiors, Heat, Source, Thermal Properties

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Far-infrared spectrophotometry of Uranus and Neptune in the 30-55 micron spectral range is presented. The measurements in the present six independent spectral bands allow the derivation of atmospheric temperature profiles for these planets. Both planets are found to have tropopause temperatures near 53 K, with Neptune having a stronger stratospheric temperature inversion than Uranus. Effective temperatures of 57.7 + or - 1.8 K and 58.2 + or - 1.9 K are obtained for Uranus and Neptune, respectively, confirming the large internal heat source in Neptune.

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