Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition.
Temperatures obtained from early Cassini infrared observations of Titan show a stratopause at an altitude of 310 kilometers (and 186 kelvin at 15 degrees S). Stratospheric temperatures are coldest in the winter northern hemisphere, with zonal winds reaching 160 meters per second. The concentrations...
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ftuloxford:oai:ora.ox.ac.uk:uuid:35faba32-411a-489b-89d0-268874979f54 2023-05-15T18:22:09+02:00 Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition. Flasar, F Achterberg, R Conrath, B Gierasch, P Kunde, V Nixon, C Bjoraker, G Jennings, D Romani, P Simon-Miller, A Bézard, B Coustenis, A Irwin, P Teanby, N Brasunas, J Pearl, J Segura, M Carlson, R Mamoutkine, A Schinder, P Barucci, A Courtin, R Fouchet, T Gautier, D Lellouch, E 2016-07-28 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1111150 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:35faba32-411a-489b-89d0-268874979f54 eng eng doi:10.1126/science.1111150 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:35faba32-411a-489b-89d0-268874979f54 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1111150 info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess Journal article 2016 ftuloxford https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1111150 2022-06-28T20:09:37Z Temperatures obtained from early Cassini infrared observations of Titan show a stratopause at an altitude of 310 kilometers (and 186 kelvin at 15 degrees S). Stratospheric temperatures are coldest in the winter northern hemisphere, with zonal winds reaching 160 meters per second. The concentrations of several stratospheric organic compounds are enhanced at mid- and high northern latitudes, and the strong zonal winds may inhibit mixing between these latitudes and the rest of Titan. Above the south pole, temperatures in the stratosphere are 4 to 5 kelvin cooler than at the equator. The stratospheric mole fractions of methane and carbon monoxide are (1.6 +/- 0.5) x 10(-2) and (4.5 +/- 1.5) x 10(-5), respectively. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole ORA - Oxford University Research Archive South Pole Science 308 5724 975 978 |
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Temperatures obtained from early Cassini infrared observations of Titan show a stratopause at an altitude of 310 kilometers (and 186 kelvin at 15 degrees S). Stratospheric temperatures are coldest in the winter northern hemisphere, with zonal winds reaching 160 meters per second. The concentrations of several stratospheric organic compounds are enhanced at mid- and high northern latitudes, and the strong zonal winds may inhibit mixing between these latitudes and the rest of Titan. Above the south pole, temperatures in the stratosphere are 4 to 5 kelvin cooler than at the equator. The stratospheric mole fractions of methane and carbon monoxide are (1.6 +/- 0.5) x 10(-2) and (4.5 +/- 1.5) x 10(-5), respectively. |
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Flasar, F Achterberg, R Conrath, B Gierasch, P Kunde, V Nixon, C Bjoraker, G Jennings, D Romani, P Simon-Miller, A Bézard, B Coustenis, A Irwin, P Teanby, N Brasunas, J Pearl, J Segura, M Carlson, R Mamoutkine, A Schinder, P Barucci, A Courtin, R Fouchet, T Gautier, D Lellouch, E |
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Flasar, F Achterberg, R Conrath, B Gierasch, P Kunde, V Nixon, C Bjoraker, G Jennings, D Romani, P Simon-Miller, A Bézard, B Coustenis, A Irwin, P Teanby, N Brasunas, J Pearl, J Segura, M Carlson, R Mamoutkine, A Schinder, P Barucci, A Courtin, R Fouchet, T Gautier, D Lellouch, E Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition. |
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Flasar, F Achterberg, R Conrath, B Gierasch, P Kunde, V Nixon, C Bjoraker, G Jennings, D Romani, P Simon-Miller, A Bézard, B Coustenis, A Irwin, P Teanby, N Brasunas, J Pearl, J Segura, M Carlson, R Mamoutkine, A Schinder, P Barucci, A Courtin, R Fouchet, T Gautier, D Lellouch, E |
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Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition. |
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Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition. |
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Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition. |
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Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition. |
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Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition. |
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titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition. |
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