The effect of Saturn's rings on the upper-boundary insolation of its atmosphere

Details The effect of Saturn's rings on the upper-boundary insolation of its atmosphere The effect of Saturn's rings on the upper-boundary insolation of its atmosphere

Jul 1986

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Insolation, Saturn Atmosphere, Saturn Rings, Annual Variations, Diurnal Variations, Latitude, Winter

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The daily solar radiation incident at the top of Saturn's atmosphere is calculated taking into account the oblateness of the planet and the shadow of the ring system. It is found that the decrease of the daily insolation in winter is important near the solstices up to midlatitudes and in the neighborhood of the equinoxes for equatorial and low latitudes. The combined effect of Saturn's rings and its flattening on the mean winter and annual daily insolations is also studied. Numerical results show that the mean wintertime insolation falls gradually in the 0 to 20 deg latitude region to a peak value of 50%. Beyond 20 deg the loss of insolation decreases, and from 45 deg up to polar region latitudes, the decrease reaches a constant level of 35%. The mean annual daily insolation is maximally reduced by 20% at localities of 20 deg.

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