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Voyager 1 imaging and iris observations of jovian methane absorption and thermal emission: implications for cloud structure
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | West, R. A. Hart, H. Kupferman, P. N. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | Images from three filters of the Voyager 1 wide angle camera are used to measure the continuum reflectivity and spectral gradient near 6000 A and the 6190 A band methane/continuum ratio for a variety of cloud features in Jupiter's atmosphere. The dark barge features in the North Equatorial Belt have anomalously strong positive continuum spectral gradients suggesting unique composition. Methane absorption is shown at unprecedented spatial scales for the Great Red Spot and its immediate environment, for a dark barge feature in the North Equatorial Belt, and for two hot spot and plume regions in the North Equatorial Belt. Methane absorption and five micrometer emission are correlated in the vicinity of the Great Red Spot but are anticorrelated in one of the plume hot spot regions. Methane absorption and simultaneous maps of five micrometer brightness temperature is quantitatively compared to realistic cloud structure models which include multiple scattering at five micrometer as well as in the visible. Variability in H2 quadrupole lines are also investigated. |
| File Size | 7624880 |
| Page Count | 84 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840018476 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t12n9zk77 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Methane Voyager 1 Spacecraft Image Resolution Clouds Atmospheric Models Jupiter Atmosphere Infrared Spectra Ground Truth Jupiter Planet Atmospheric Composition Thematic Mapping Absorption Spectra Signature Analysis Image Enhancement Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |