Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009agufm.p54c..08r&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #P54C-08
Physics
[3339] Atmospheric Processes / Ocean/Atmosphere Interactions, [3355] Atmospheric Processes / Regional Modeling, [5405] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Atmospheres, [6281] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Titan
Scientific paper
The unambiguous identification of large reservoirs (lakes and seas) of liquid organics on the surface of Titan imply that there is an exchange of heat and moisture that almost certainly has a major influence on the global methane and energy budget. In this study, we use a fully dynamic atmospheric model coupled to a lake energy balance model to explore air-sea interactions on Titan. The results show that even under highly idealized conditions consistent with previous theoretical studies, the air-sea interaction process is highly complex and is not well represented by simple transfer models. Clouds associated with the lake were difficult to reproduce. These findings have broad implications on the current understanding of the methane cycle as well as local and regional lake-effect processes, including cloud formation.
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