Spatial and temporal variations of Jupiter's H3+ emission deduced from image analysis

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Jul 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999georl..26.1789s&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 26, Issue 13, p. 1789-1792

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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Airglow And Aurora, Ionosphere: Ion Chemistry And Composition, Ionosphere: Solar Radiation And Cosmic Ray Effects, Planetology: Fluid Planets: Ionospheres

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Intensity distribution of H3+ emission across Jupiter's disk has been analyzed using 3.4-μm IRTF/ProtoCAM images acquired in 1992. The apparent disk emission is approximated using a mathematical function, of which parameters characterize (i) the dependence on the solar illumination angle, (ii) limb brightening consistent with the line-of-sight effect, and (iii) the latitudinal variation. A simple atmospheric model reproduces the disk emission (corrected for the line-of-sight effect) well, with H3+ emission peak in an altitude range 700-750 km above P=600mb level.

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