Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Apr 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977icar...30..697s&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 30, Apr. 1977, p. 697-729.
Statistics
Computation
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Aerosols, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Eclipses, Jupiter Atmosphere, Satellite Observation, Atmospheric Models, Ganymede, Upper Atmosphere
Scientific paper
An eclipse of Ganymede observed in 30 colors with a multichannel spectrometer and the 5-m Hale telescope is analyzed to determine the aerosol content of the upper Jovian atmosphere. Contemporary radiative-equilibrium atmospheric models are used, and less restrictive a priori assumptions about the aerosol distribution are made than in previous studies. Preliminary processing of the raw data to correct for telescope aperture change and to remove scattered light is described, eclipse light-curve theory is reviewed, and light-curve features are examined. The primary 'cloudy' atmospheric model employed is outlined along with the computational method, and results are presented on aerosol profiles, the upper limit of the aerosol region, the aerosol structure, the sensitivity of the aerosol profiles to various parameters, and the stratospheric aerosol distribution. The aerosol profiles are found to indicate a very dilute stratospheric haze overlying a tenuous tropopause cloud or cloud top.
Greene Thomas F.
Shorthill Richard W.
Smith David W.
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