The atmospheric structure and dynamical properties of Neptune derived from ground-based and IUE spectrophotometry

Details The atmospheric structure and dynamical properties of Neptune derived from ground-based and IUE spectrophotometry The atmospheric structure and dynamical properties of Neptune derived from ground-based and IUE spectrophotometry

May 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990icar...85...65b&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 85, May 1990, p. 65-108.

Computer Science

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Atmospheric Composition, Dynamic Characteristics, Neptune Atmosphere, Spectrophotometry, Abundance, Albedo, Iue, Optical Properties, Solar Radiation, Stratosphere, Neptune, Atmosphere, Structure, Dynamics, Earth-Based Observations, Iue Satellite, Satellite Observations, Spectroscopy, Albedo, Haze, Stratosphere, Hydrocarbons, Pressure, Optical Properties, Comparisons, Aerosols, Particles, Wavelengths, Ultraviolet, Infrared, Parameters, Diagrams, Radiative Transfer, Spectroscopy, Troposphere, Timescale, Hydro

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A wide range of recent full-disk spectral observations is used to constrain the atmospheric structure and dynamical properties of Neptune; analytical determinations are made of the abundances of such spectrally active gas species as the deep-atmosphere CH4 molar fraction and the mean ortho/para hydrogen ratio in the visible atmosphere, as well as stratospheric and tropospheric aerosol properties. Compared to Uranus, the greater abundance and shorter lifetimes of Neptunian particulates in the stratospheric region irradiated by the solar UV flux indicate that such radiation is the darkening agent of stratospheric aerosols on both planets.

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