The distribution of ammonia and its photochemical products on Jupiter

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Jul 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977icar...31..348a&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 31, July 1977, p. 348-355.

Computer Science

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Ammonia, Atmospheric Composition, Jupiter Atmosphere, Photochemical Reactions, Atmospheric Circulation, Atmospheric Models, Hydrazines, Nitrogen, Reaction Kinetics, Vertical Distribution

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Altitude profiles of ammonia and its photochemical products are generated in the light of measurements of the Jovian temperature structure, eddy transport coefficient, improved chemical scheme, and rate constants. Realistic limits are placed on the concentration of hydrazine which may participate in the recycling of ammonia on Jupiter. The maximum hydrazine-ice production rate is calculated to be about 1.3 mg/sq m per Jovian day. The distribution of nitrogen gas is presented with and without supersaturation of hydrazine. The nitrogen mixing ratio near the ammonia cloud top is estimated to be in the range between 10 to the -9th and 10 to the -11th power. An appreciable latitudinal variation in the ammonia concentration is expected.

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