Long-term changes in reflectivity and large scale motions in the atmosphere of Jupiter and Saturn

Details Long-term changes in reflectivity and large scale motions in the atmosphere of Jupiter and Saturn Long-term changes in reflectivity and large scale motions in the atmosphere of Jupiter and Saturn

Aug 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988plas.rept....9b&link_type=abstract

In NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Astronomy, p 9-10 (SEE N89-16624 08-89)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Astronomical Photography, Clouds, Jupiter (Planet), Planetary Atmospheres, Reflectance, Saturn (Planet), Spectrum Analysis, Cameras, Charge Coupled Devices, Coding, Data Acquisition, Digital Computers, Images, Telescopes

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A systematic photographic program, utilizing broad-band UV, blue, green, red and near IR pass-bands were carried out at the 60 cm. Tortugas Mountain Telescope. This is part of an ongoing program that spans two Jovian years (25 yrs). The purpose of this program is to provide an ongoing database to characterize high resolution data from spacecraft and earth-orbiting observatories. The standard observing program was maintained and support was given to other investigators who are carrying out complementary observing programs. The general aspect of the cloud decks were monitored, and reveal an interval that shows little variation in the general aspect of the clouddeck of Jupiter since 1981, when the North Temperature Belt darkened. A charge coupled device (CCD) camera was adapted for low cost operation, utilizing an IBM-AT clone for data acquisition. An RCA frame grabber was modified for encoding the archival images.

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