Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978icar...35...61e&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 35, July 1978, p. 61-73.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Atmospheric Models, Brightness Temperature, Infrared Spectrophotometers, Jupiter Atmosphere, Saturn Atmosphere, Ammonia, Calibrating, Ice, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Spectra, Mars Atmosphere, Opacity, Saturn Rings, Thermal Radiation
Scientific paper
Infrared spectral measurements of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were obtained from 100 to 470 kaysers and, by taking Mars as a calibration source, brightness temperatures of Jupiter and Saturn were determined with approximately 5 kayser resolution. Internal luminosities were determined from the data and are reported to be approximately 8 times 10 to the minus tenth power of the sun's luminosity for Jupiter and approximately 3.6 times 10 to the minus tenth power of the sun's luminosity for Saturn. Comparison of data with spectra predicted by models suggests the need for an opacity source in addition to gaseous hydrogen and ammonia to help explain Jupiter's observed spectrum in the vicinity of 250 kaysers.
Erickson Edwin F.
Goorvitch David
Simpson Janet P.
Strecker Donald W.
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