Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
May 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992ssrv...60..233s&link_type=abstract
Space Science Reviews (ISSN 0038-6308), vol. 60, no. 1-4, May 1992, p. 233-262.
Physics
Optics
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Galileo Probe, Infrared Radiometers, Jupiter Atmosphere, Radiation Measurement, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Solar Radiation, Atmospheric Radiation, Far Infrared Radiation, Radiant Flux Density, Vertical Distribution
Scientific paper
The Galileo Net Flux Radiometer (NFR) is a probe instrument designed to measure the vertical profile of upward and net radiation fluxes in five spectral bands spanning the range from solar to far infrared wavelengths. These unique measurements within Jupiter's atmosphere, from which radiative heating and cooling profiles will be derived, will contribute to our understanding of Jovian atmospheric dynamics, to the detection of cloud layers and determination of their opacities, and to the estimation of water vapor abundance. The NFR uses an array of pyroelectric detectors and individual bandpass filters in a sealed detector package. The detector package and optics rotate as a unit to provide chopping between views of upward and downward radiation fluxes. This arrangement makes possible the measurement of small net fluxes in the presence of large ambient fluxes. A microprocessor-controlled electronics package handles instrument operation.
Best Fred A.
Hayden Joseph
Revercomb Henry E.
Sromovsky Lawrence A.
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