Infrared observations of planetary atmospheres

Details Infrared observations of planetary atmospheres Infrared observations of planetary atmospheres

Aug 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988plas.rept..105o&link_type=abstract

In NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Astronomy, p 105-106 (SEE N89-16624 08-89)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Infrared Radiation, Jupiter (Planet), Planetary Atmospheres, Remote Sensing, Saturn (Planet), Atmospheric Temperature, Clouds, Data Processing, Iue, Priorities

Scientific paper

The goal of this research in to obtain infrared data on planetary atmospheres which provide information on several aspects of structure and composition. Observations include direct mission real-time support as well as baseline monitoring preceding mission encounters. Besides providing a broader information context for spacecraft experiment data analysis, observations will provide the quantitative data base required for designing optimum remote sensing sequences and evaluating competing science priorities. In the past year, thermal images of Jupiter and Saturn were made near their oppositions in order to monitor long-term changes in their atmospheres. Infrared images of the Jovian polar stratospheric hot spots were made with IUE observations of auroral emissions. An exploratory 5-micrometer spectrum of Uranus was reduced and accepted for publication. An analysis of time-variability of temperature and cloud properties of the Jovian atomsphere was made. Development of geometric reduction programs for imaging data was initiated for the sun workstation. Near-infrared imaging observations of Jupiter were reduced and a preliminary analysis of cloud properties made. The first images of the full disk of Jupiter with a near-infrared array camera were acquired. Narrow-band (10/cm) images of Jupiter and Saturn were obtained with acousto-optical filters.

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