Spatially resolved methane band photometry of Jupiter. III - Cloud vertical structures for several axisymmetric bands and the Great Red SPOT

Details Spatially resolved methane band photometry of Jupiter. III - Cloud vertical structures for several axisymmetric bands and the Great Red SPOT Spatially resolved methane band photometry of Jupiter. III - Cloud vertical structures for several axisymmetric bands and the Great Red SPOT

Feb 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980icar...41..278w&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 41, Feb. 1980, p. 278-292.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Astronomical Photometry, Cloud Cover, Jupiter Atmosphere, Methane, Spectral Bands, Absorption Spectra, Aerosols, Heat Balance, Jupiter Red Spot, Radiative Transfer, Spectral Resolution, Vertical Distribution, Jupiter, Photometry, Methane, Clouds, Structure, Absorption Bands, Great Red Spot, Zones, Regions, Models, Scattering, Absorption, Aerosols, Layers, Infrared, Polarization, Gases, Abundance, Intensity, Temperatures, Geometry, Polar Regions, Altitudes, Equatorial Regions, Reflectivity, Data, Comparisons

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The paper presents cloud structure models for Jupiter's Great Red Spot, Equatorial and North Tropical Zones, North and South Temperate Zones, and North and South Polar Regions. The models are based on images of Jupiter in three methane bands and nearby continuum; radiative transfer calculations include multiple scattering and absorption from three aerosol layers. The model results include the transition in the upper-cloud altitude to 3 km lower altitude from the tropical zones to temperate zones and polar regions, a N/S asymmetry in cloud thickness in the tropical and temperature zones, and the presence of aerosols up to about 0.3 bar in the Great Red Spot and Equatorial Zone. It is concluded that polarization data are sensitive to aerosols in and above the upper cloud layer but insensitive to deeper cloud structure.

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