Saturn's Temperature Field from High-Resolution Middle-Infrared Imaging

Saturn was imaged between 8 and 24.5 micrometers at ∼3000-kilometer resolution with the Keck I Telescope. Saturn's atmosphere has zonal temperature bands, which are mostly uncorrelated with visible cloud reflectivity, strong 100-millibar zonal temperature oscillations near 32°S, a warm south po...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Orton, G. S., Yanamandra-Fisher, P. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2005
Subjects:
South pole
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1105730
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1105730
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Summary:Saturn was imaged between 8 and 24.5 micrometers at ∼3000-kilometer resolution with the Keck I Telescope. Saturn's atmosphere has zonal temperature bands, which are mostly uncorrelated with visible cloud reflectivity, strong 100-millibar zonal temperature oscillations near 32°S, a warm south polar cap, and a compact hot point within 3° of the south pole.

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