Near infrared modeling of the equatorial regions of Jupiter and Saturn

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Sep 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984phdt.........5c&link_type=abstract

Ph.D. Thesis State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook.

Computer Science

Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Models, Equatorial Regions, Infrared Spectra, Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Composition, Saturn Atmosphere, Albedo, Atmospheric Scattering, Electromagnetic Absorption, Limb Brightening, Methane, Planetary Limb, Radiative Transfer

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The near infrared spectral albedos of Clark and McCord (1979) are used to investigate the equatorial structure and composition of the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. This is done by comparing the planetary observations to the results of multiple scattering calculations. The inhomogeneous atmospheres are modeled by dividing the atmospheres into a number of homogeneous layers. The delta Eddington approximation is used to model the radiative transfer through the atmospheres. Scattering parameters are generated using the optical properties of NH3 ice and the stratospheric aerosol as input for a Mie code. Gaseous absorption is modeled with a Goody Random Band formulation of the gas transmissivity. The vertical structures determined are compared with a number of standard model atmospheres. The vertical structures are then used to explain the continuum slope differences and the center to limb variation in the spectra of Jupiter and Saturn along with the limb brightening observed for the deep methane bands on Saturn.

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