The mean Jovian temperature structure derived from spectral observations from 105 to 630 CM kaysers

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Oct 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979icar...40...75g&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 40, Oct. 1979, p. 75-86.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Infrared Astronomy, Jupiter (Planet), Molecular Spectroscopy, Planetary Temperature, Abundance, Far Infrared Radiation, Helium, Hydrogen, Jupiter Atmosphere, Molecular Rotation, Temperature Inversions

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Far infrared observations of the thermal emission of Jupiter are used to determine the temperature at 1 bar. High-altitude observations of the whole-disk brightness temperature of Jupiter in the range of 100 to 347 kaysers were inverted to obtain a P-T profile between 1.5 and 0.06 atm, assuming as opacity sources the H2 collisionally induced continuum and the rotation inversion bands of ammonia. The P-T profile derived from the spectrum reproduces the main features of the observed spectrum, with a slightly improved fit if the effects of ammonia haze opacity or NH3 supersaturation in the saturated region are taken into account. The Jovian temperature is found to be 160 + or - 7 K at 1 bar, and 105 + or - 3 K at the inversion level at 0.15 bar. The 1-bar temperature is shown to be consistent with Jovian interior models which match the observed gravitational moment.

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