Far-infrared and submillimeter brightness temperatures of the giant planets

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Oct 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985icar...64...64h&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 64, Oct. 1985, p. 64-87.

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Brightness Temperature, Far Infrared Radiation, Gas Giant Planets, Planetary Temperature, Submillimeter Waves, Jupiter (Planet), Mars (Planet), Neptune (Planet), Saturn (Planet), Uranus (Planet), Planets, Giant Planets, Infrared, Wavelengths, Brightness, Temperature, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Voyager Missions, Bolometry, Spectra, Atmosphere, Structure, Composition, Earth-Based Observations, Models, Telescope Methods, Comparisons, Radius, Photometry, Emissions, Flux, Infrared Telescope Faciltiy, Irtf

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The brightness temperatures of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were measured in the 35-1000 micron range with the 3-m NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (at wavelengths greater than 350 microns) and with the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (at wavelengths less than 350 microns). The data indicate the presence in Jupiter's spectrum of excess radiation (compared to theoretical models) at 300-400 microns. In addition, slightly less flux was observed from Saturn at 200 microns than predicted by atmospheric models, which suggests the possible presence of an unmodeled absorber. The submillimeter fluxes from Uranus and Neptune appear to be most consistent with low mixing ratios (less than 1 percent) of CH4 in their deep atmospheres.

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