Saturn - UBV photoelectric pinhole scans of the disk

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Jan 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979icar...37..272f&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 37, Jan. 1979, p. 272-281. NSF-supported research;

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Saturn Atmosphere, Ubv Spectra, Upper Atmosphere, Albedo, Atmospheric Models, Electrophotometry, Equatorial Atmosphere, Limbs, Optical Thickness, Phase Shift, Radiative Transfer, Raman Spectra, Solar Flux, Ammonia, Models, Infrared, Hydrogen, Saturn, Limbs, Brightness, Ultraviolet, Spectrum, Polar Regions, Asymmetry, Phase Angles, Observations, Atmosphere, Cloud Layers, Equatorial Regions, Scattering

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UBV photoelectric pinhole scans of Saturn's disk are reported. The data are interpreted by using elementary radiative-transfer models to describe scattering in the atmosphere above the visible haze layer. Limits are placed on the optical thickness of the region above the haze, and the results are discussed in terms of the probable structure of Saturn's upper atmosphere. It is shown that a model involving conservative Rayleigh scattering by hydrogen molecules above an opaque haze or cloud deck provides a satisfactory quantitative description of the scattering properties of Saturn's upper atmosphere.

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