Infrared polar brightening on Jupiter. III - Spectrometry from the Voyager 1 IRIS experiment

• Main Authors: Kim, S. J., Caldwell, J., Rivolo, A. R., Wagener, R., Orton, G. S.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1985
• Subjects: 91; Jupiter; North Magnetic Pole
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19860037917

Spectra from the Voyager 1 IRIS experiment confirm the existence of enhanced infrared emission near Jupiter's north magnetic pole in March 1979. The spectral characteristics of the enhanced emission are consistent with a Planck source function. A temperature-pressure profile is derived for the...