Computer Science
Scientific paper
Mar 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983icar...53..399f&link_type=abstract
Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 53, March 1983, p. 399-414.
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Atmospheric Temperature, Heat Balance, Occultation, Upper Atmosphere, Uranus Atmosphere, Annual Variations, Light Curve, Molecular Diffusion, Temperature Distribution, Turbulent Diffusion, Uranus, Thermal Properties, Structure, Energy, Atmosphere, Observations, Occultations, Temperature, Lightcurves, Diffusion, Dynamics, Radiation, Heat, Cooling, Mixing, Gases, Transport, Patterns
Scientific paper
Uranus upper atmosphere occultation observations are reported for August 15-16, 1980, and April 26, 1981. Mean atmospheric light curves of 154 + or - 15 K and 132 + or - 15 K, respectively, are derived from the light curves. A comparison of all available Uranus occultation data since March 1977 suggests a significant mean atmospheric temperature change, with a typical 15 K/year variation. It is suggested that molecular and eddy diffusion, together with atmospheric dynamics, are potentially as important as radiation in the upper atmosphere heat balance of Uranus. The close agreement of occultation immersion and emersion temperatures further suggests that effective meridional transport occurs on Uranus.
Allen David A.
Dunham Edward W.
Elias Johnathan H.
Elliot James L.
French Richard G.
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