A thermal model for the seasonal nitrogen cycle on Triton

Details A thermal model for the seasonal nitrogen cycle on Triton A thermal model for the seasonal nitrogen cycle on Triton

Oct 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992icar...99..273h&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 99, no. 2, p. 273-288.

Physics

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Annual Variations, Atmospheric Models, Nitrogen, Triton, Air Land Interactions, Albedo, Atmospheric Pressure, Polar Caps, Thermal Conductivity

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The seasonal N2-cycle model presently used to characterize such observed phenomena on Triton as atmospheric pressure and surface albedo features at the time of the Voyager encounter incorporates diurnal and seasonal subsurface heat conduction, and can account for the heat capacity of N2 frost deposits. The results obtained by this model differ from those of previous studies in that they do not predict the seasonal freezing-out of the Triton atmosphere; even for a wide range of input parameters, the bright southern polar cap is seen as rather unlikely to be N2. The results support the microphysical arguments for the presence of either dark or smooth translucent N2 frosts on the Triton surface.

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