Formation and growth of photochemical aerosols in Titan's atmosphere

Details Formation and growth of photochemical aerosols in Titan's atmosphere Formation and growth of photochemical aerosols in Titan's atmosphere

Apr 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992icar...96..176c&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 96, no. 2, April 1992, p. 176-189. Research supported by INSU.

Physics

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Aerosols, Atmospheric Chemistry, Photochemical Reactions, Satellite Atmospheres, Titan, Continuity Equation, Remote Sensing, Turbulent Diffusion

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The use of a Eulerian model indicates that the growth of particles within the haze aerosols of the Titan atmosphere may be divided into a first stage, corresponding to initial growth near the formation altitude via accretion of very small, synthesized oligomer elementary particles; due to the large number of such particles accreted, this stage leads to the formation of very large particles. In the second stage, these particles settle in the atmosphere and further join to form aggregates. The mean ratio between the masses of two particles colliding together is presently quantified as a function of altitude, using a mass-sharing index to precisely locate the boundary between the monomer-formation and aggregate-buildup regions. The formation altitude of aerosols is found to lie in the 350-400 km range.

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