Millimeter and Near-Infrared Observations of Neptune's Atmospheric Dynamics

• Main Author: Cook, Statia Honora Luszcz
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2012
• Subjects: Astronomy; Atmospheric sciences; Atmospheres; Neptune; Radiative transfer; Moses; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/43r1v2v7; http://n2t.net/ark:/13030/m52n56bd

The atmospheric chemistry and dynamics of the ice giants are critical to comprehending planetary diversity within our Solar System and beyond. The bulk composition of these planets, which can be investigated through the composition of their atmospheres, is intimately tied to their formation in the c...