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Mar 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992aj....103..991e&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 103, March 1992, p. 991-1015.
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Astronomical Models, Light Curve, Pluto Atmosphere, Stellar Occultation, Least Squares Method, Methane, Nitrogen, Planetary Atmospheres
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Consideration is given to an analytic model for a stellar-occultation light curve developed for a small, spherically symmetric planetary atmosphere that includes thermal and molecular weight gradients in a region that overlies an extinction layer. The model incorporates two equivalent sets of parameters. One set specifies the occultation light curve in terms of signal levels, times, and time intervals. The other set specifies physical parameters of the planetary atmosphere. Equations are given for the transforming between the sets of parameters, including their errors and correlation coefficients. Detailed numerical calculations are presented for a benchmark case. The results obtained are consistent with the isothermal prediction of the 'methane-thermostat' model of Pluto's atmosphere.
Elliot James L.
Young Larry A.
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