Ammonia in the atmospheres of Saturn and Jupiter
A profile and equivalent width for the 6451.1-A feature of the 6450-A band of ammonia at the equator and south pole of Saturn have been measured. Estimates for the NH3 abundance at the center of the disk which vary from 0.4 to 5 m-am, depending upon the atmospheric model used, lead to uncertainties...
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| author | Smith, W. H. Macy, W. Cochran, W. |
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| description | A profile and equivalent width for the 6451.1-A feature of the 6450-A band of ammonia at the equator and south pole of Saturn have been measured. Estimates for the NH3 abundance at the center of the disk which vary from 0.4 to 5 m-am, depending upon the atmospheric model used, lead to uncertainties in the NH3/H2 ratio which are greater than a factor of 10. Half-widths for theoretical line profiles computed from models in which the NH3 absorption occurs at a pressure level of 1.0 atm agree with the observed profiles. NH3/H2 ratios have been obtained which range from 0.00001 to 0.00002 for Jupiter. |
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| spelling | ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19800053759 2025-01-17T00:51:36+00:00 Ammonia in the atmospheres of Saturn and Jupiter Smith, W. H. Macy, W. Cochran, W. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Apr 1, 1980 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19800053759 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19800053759 Accession ID: 80A37929 Copyright Other Sources 91 Icarus; 42; Apr. 198 1980 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T14:21:01Z A profile and equivalent width for the 6451.1-A feature of the 6450-A band of ammonia at the equator and south pole of Saturn have been measured. Estimates for the NH3 abundance at the center of the disk which vary from 0.4 to 5 m-am, depending upon the atmospheric model used, lead to uncertainties in the NH3/H2 ratio which are greater than a factor of 10. Half-widths for theoretical line profiles computed from models in which the NH3 absorption occurs at a pressure level of 1.0 atm agree with the observed profiles. NH3/H2 ratios have been obtained which range from 0.00001 to 0.00002 for Jupiter. Other/Unknown Material South pole NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Jupiter ENVELOPE(101.133,101.133,-66.117,-66.117) South Pole |
| spellingShingle | 91 Smith, W. H. Macy, W. Cochran, W. Ammonia in the atmospheres of Saturn and Jupiter |
| title | Ammonia in the atmospheres of Saturn and Jupiter |
| title_full | Ammonia in the atmospheres of Saturn and Jupiter |
| title_fullStr | Ammonia in the atmospheres of Saturn and Jupiter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ammonia in the atmospheres of Saturn and Jupiter |
| title_short | Ammonia in the atmospheres of Saturn and Jupiter |
| title_sort | ammonia in the atmospheres of saturn and jupiter |
| topic | 91 |
| topic_facet | 91 |
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