Structure and Variability of Uranus' Troposphere

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Oct 2011

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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011, held 2-7 October 2011 in Nantes, France. http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011, p.691

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We are observing Uranus at submillimeter, millimeter, and centimeter wavelengths in order to understand the structure and variability of its troposphere. We recently determined that there must be a species in the upper troposphere more volatile than NH3 (perhaps H2S or PH3) whose abundance varies strongly with latitude, and we also demonstrated sensitivity to the vertical structure within the deep, liquid water cloud region---where an NH3-H2S-H2O aqueous solution is believed to form. To follow up on these discoveries, observing time has been scheduled for the summer of 2011 at two new instruments; the Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). We hope to present our preliminary analysis of those data at the EPSC/DPS conference, and discuss the implications for the composition and dynamical state of Uranus' troposphere.

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