Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987em%26p...38..217v&link_type=abstract
Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 38, July 1987, p. 217-235.
Physics
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Insolation, Saturn Atmosphere, Saturn Rings, Flattening, Latitude, Winter
Scientific paper
The daily solar radiation incident at the top of Saturn's atmosphere is calculated, taking into account both the oblateness of the planet and the shadow of the ring system. It is found that the decrease of the daily insolation in winter is important near the solstices up to mid-latitudes and in the neighborhood of the equinoxes for equatorial and low latitudes. The combined effect of Saturn's rings and its flattening on the mean winter and annual daily insolations is also studied. The numerical results show that the mean wintertime insolation falls gradually in the 0-20 deg latitude region to a peak value of about 50 percent. Beyond 20 deg the loss of insolation decreases and from approximately 45 deg up to polar region latitudes the decrease reaches a practically constant level of 35 percent. The mean annual daily insolation is maximally reduced by about 20 percent at localities of 20 deg.
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