Seasonal evolution of Saturn's polar temperatures and composition

• Main Authors: Leigh Nicholas Fletcher, P. G. J. Irwin, J. A. Sinclair, G. S. Orton, R. S. Giles, J. Hurley, N. Gorius, R. K. Achterberg, B. E. Hesman, G. L. Bjoraker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Science & Technology; Physical Sciences; Astronomy & Astrophysics; Saturn; Atmospheres; composition; dynamics; HUBBLE-SPACE-TELESCOPE; CASSINI-CIRS; MERIDIONAL DISTRIBUTION; RADIATIVE-TRANSFER; CIRS/CASSINI LIMB; CLOUD STRUCTURE; OUTER PLANETS; VOYAGER-IRIS; STRATOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERE; Hubble; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Seasonal_evolution_of_Saturn_s_polar_temperatures_and_composition/10126289

The seasonal evolution of Saturn’s polar atmospheric temperatures and hydrocarbon composition is derived from a decade of Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) 7–16 μm thermal infrared spectroscopy. We construct a near-continuous record of atmospheric variability poleward of 60° from northe...