Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Nov 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004icar..172...37i&link_type=abstract
Icarus, Volume 172, Issue 1, p. 37-49.
Computer Science
Performance
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Jupiter, Atmosphere, Composition, Radiative Transfer, Infrared Observations
Scientific paper
On December 30th, 2000, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft reached the perijove milestone on its continuing journey to the Saturnian System. During an extended six-month encounter, the Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) returned spectra of the jovian atmosphere, rings and satellites from 10-1400 cm-1 (1000-7 μm) at a programmable spectral resolution of 0.5 to 15 cm-1. The improved spectral resolution of CIRS over previous IR instrument-missions to Jupiter, the extended spectral range, and higher signal-to-noise performance provide significant advantages over previous data sets.
CIRS global observations of the mid-infrared spectrum of Jupiter at medium resolution (2.5 cm-1) have been analysed both with a radiance differencing scheme and an optimal estimation retrieval model to retrieve the spatial variation of phosphine and ammonia fractional scale height in the troposphere between 60° S and 60° N at a spatial resolution of 6°. The ammonia fractional scale height appears to be high over the Equatorial Zone (EZ) but low over the North Equatorial Belt (NEB) and South Equatorial Belt (SEB) indicating rapid uplift or strong vertical mixing in the EZ. The abundance of phosphine shows a similar strong latitudinal variation which generally matches that of the ammonia fractional scale height. However while the ammonia fractional scale height distribution is to a first order symmetric in latitude, the phosphine distribution shows a North/South asymmetry at mid latitudes with higher amounts detected at 40° N than 40° S. In addition the data show that while the ammonia fractional scale height at this spatial resolution appears to be low over the Great Red Spot (GRS), indicating reduced vertical mixing above the ~500 mb level, the abundance of phosphine at deeper levels may be enhanced at the northern edge of the GRS indicating upwelling.
Calcutt Simon B.
Fouchet Th.
Irwin Patrick G. J.
Nixon Conor A.
Parrish Paul
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