Vertical cloud structure models for the NTRZ EQZ, SEB and STRZ of Jupiter

Details Vertical cloud structure models for the NTRZ EQZ, SEB and STRZ of Jupiter Vertical cloud structure models for the NTRZ EQZ, SEB and STRZ of Jupiter

Oct 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986joat.conf...58c&link_type=abstract

In its The Jovian Atmospheres p 58-63 (SEE N87-17598 09-91)

Computer Science

Atmospheric Composition, Cloud Cover, Jupiter Atmosphere, Vertical Orientation, Ammonia, Atmospheric Models, Equatorial Regions, Infrared Spectra, Polar Regions, Tropical Regions

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Latitude-dependent models of the vertically inhomogeneous Jovian cloud structure are presented. The models assume an atmospheric composition with (CH4)/(H2) = 2.0 x .003, (He)/(H2) = 0.11 and (NH3)/(H2) = 2.0 x .0004 consistent with the Voyager IRIS measurements and employ refractive indices appropriate for ammonia ice particles and a photochemical stratospheric aerosol layer. The free parameters of the models are determined by fitting the results of multiple, scratching calculations to the near-infrared center and limb spectra of Clark and McCord and the center-to-limb 6190, 6350, 7250, 7500, 8900 and 9500 A photometric measurements of West. The resulting synthetic center-to-limb profiles are in excellent agreement with the observations. Of the regions studied the tropical zones are the most similar, with the observed differences explained by variations in the vertical extent of the cloudy layers. The Equatorial Zone is a unique region with denser NH3 clouds than either of the tropical zones. At visible and near-infrared wavelengths the belt-zone contrasts can be explained by opacity differences. The optical depth of the stratospheric aerosol layer is larger in a belt, while the tropospheric clouds are deeper and thinner.

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