The albedo, effective temperature, and energy balance of Uranus, as determined from Voyager IRIS data

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Infrared Radiometers, Infrared Spectrometers, Planetary Radiation, Planetary Temperature, Uranus (Planet), Voyager Project, Albedo, Energy Budgets, Thermal Radiation, Uranus, Albedo, Temperature, Energy, Spacecraft Observations, Spectra, Voyager 2 Mission, Iris Instrument, Infrared, Spectrometry, Radiometry, Thermal Properties, Latitude, Thermal Emissions, Optical Properties, Calculations

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The albedo, T(eff), and energy balance of Uranus are presently derived from Voyager IR Spectrometer and Radiometer data. By obtaining the absolute phase curve of Uranus, it has become possible to evaluate the Bond albedo without making separate determinations of the geometric albedo and phase integral. An orbital mean value for the bolometric Bond albedo of 0.3 + or - 0.049 yields an equilibrium temperature of 58.2 + or - 1.0 K. Thermal spectra from pole-to-pole latitude coverage establish a T(eff) of 59.1 + or - 0.3 K, leading to an energy balance of 1.06 + or - 0.08 for Uranus.

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