A Saturnian stratospheric seasonal climate model
Motivated by recent observational evidence that seasonal processes occur within Saturn's stratosphere, a seasonal stratospheric climate model has been constructed. This model predicts stratospheric temperatures above the P = 0.1-atm level as a function of time throughout the Saturnian year. Spe...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19790055061 2023-05-15T18:21:54+02:00 A Saturnian stratospheric seasonal climate model Cess, R. D. Caldwell, J. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Jun 1, 1979 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19790055061 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19790055061 Accession ID: 79A39074 Copyright Other Sources 91 Icarus; 38; June 197 1979 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T13:54:16Z Motivated by recent observational evidence that seasonal processes occur within Saturn's stratosphere, a seasonal stratospheric climate model has been constructed. This model predicts stratospheric temperatures above the P = 0.1-atm level as a function of time throughout the Saturnian year. Specific results are presented for south-polar and equatorial temperatures. The model predicts that substantial seasonal phase lags exist; maximum stratospheric temperatures at the south pole occur at the southern hemisphere's autumnal equinox. Brightness temperature observations at 17.8 microns, taken during 1977/1978, indicate that stratospheric temperatures are greater at the south pole than at the equator. The model is consistent with these observations, predicting enhanced south polar temperatures, relative to the equator, from 1975 to 1983. Other/Unknown Material South pole NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) South Pole |
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Motivated by recent observational evidence that seasonal processes occur within Saturn's stratosphere, a seasonal stratospheric climate model has been constructed. This model predicts stratospheric temperatures above the P = 0.1-atm level as a function of time throughout the Saturnian year. Specific results are presented for south-polar and equatorial temperatures. The model predicts that substantial seasonal phase lags exist; maximum stratospheric temperatures at the south pole occur at the southern hemisphere's autumnal equinox. Brightness temperature observations at 17.8 microns, taken during 1977/1978, indicate that stratospheric temperatures are greater at the south pole than at the equator. The model is consistent with these observations, predicting enhanced south polar temperatures, relative to the equator, from 1975 to 1983. |
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Cess, R. D. Caldwell, J. |
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A Saturnian stratospheric seasonal climate model |
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A Saturnian stratospheric seasonal climate model |
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A Saturnian stratospheric seasonal climate model |
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A Saturnian stratospheric seasonal climate model |
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A Saturnian stratospheric seasonal climate model |
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saturnian stratospheric seasonal climate model |
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