Dynamics of Triton's atmosphere

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Mar 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990natur.344..315i&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 344, March 22, 1990, p. 315-317. Research supported by NASA.

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Satellite Atmospheres, Triton, Coriolis Effect, Diurnal Variations, Ekman Layer, Polar Regions, Surface Temperature, Voyager Project, Neptune, Satellites, Triton, Atmosphere, Dynamics, Structure, Features, Surface, Frost, Origin, Wind, Altitude, Temperature, Sublimation, Thickness, Models, Pressure, Albedo, Parameters, Comparisons, Flow, Velocity, Coriolis Force, Circulation

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It is argued here that the facts about Triton's atmosphere discovered by the recent Voyager encounter can be explained if Triton, like Mars, has a global, well-structured atmosphere in equilibrium with surface frosts. The subliming frost cap produces a polar anticyclone at low altitudes, with northeastward winds of about 5 m/s within the Ekman boundary layer. The temperature contrast between the cold frost-covered pole and the warm unforested equator produces westward winds at high altitudes.

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