The thermal structure of Titan's atmosphere

Details The thermal structure of Titan's atmosphere The thermal structure of Titan's atmosphere

Jul 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989icar...80...23m&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 80, July 1989, p. 23-53.

Physics

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Atmospheric Temperature, Satellite Atmospheres, Titan, Atmospheric Models, Haze, Infrared Radiation, Methane, Solar Radiation, Temperature Profiles, Saturn, Satellites, Titan, Thermal Properties, Structure, Models, Gases, Atmosphere, Solar Radiation, Infrared, Opacity, Optical Properties, Haze, Parameters, Convection, Radiative Transfer, Temperature, Voyager Missions, Absorption, Insolation, Pressure, Stratosphere, Condensation, Particles, Spacecraft Observations, Iris Instrument, Comparisons, Calculations

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The present radiative-convective model of the Titan atmosphere thermal structure obtains the solar and IR radiation in a series of spectral intervals with vertical resolution. Haze properties have been determined with a microphysics model encompassing a minimum of free parameters. It is determined that gas and haze opacity alone, using temperatures established by Voyager observations, yields a model that is within a few percent of the radiative convective balance throughout the Titan atmosphere. Model calculations of the surface temperature are generally colder than the observed value by 5-10 K; better agreement is obtained through adjustment of the model parameters. Sunlight absorption by stratospheric haze and pressure-induced gas opacity in the IR are the most important thermal structure-controlling factors.

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