jovian stratospheric circulation: insights from cassini observations
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Jovian Stratospheric Circulation: Insights from Cassini Observations. X. Zhang (1), R. Cosentino (2), R. Morales- Juberias (2), R. A. West (3), S. Coffing (2), T. E. Dowling (4), M. Allen (3) and Y . L. Yung (1 ) (1 ) Caltech , USA - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Jovian Stratospheric Circulation: Insights from Cassini
Observations
X. Zhang (1), R. Cosentino (2), R. Morales-Juberias (2), R. A. West (3), S. Coffing (2), T. E. Dowling (4), M. Allen (3) and Y. L. Yung (1)
(1 )Caltech, USA(2) New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA(3) JPL, USA(4) University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Model Atmosphere
CH4 T
Nixon et al. (2007) Yelle (2001)
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C2H2C2H6
CIRS data (Nixon et al., 2007)
Model Atmosphere
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ISS Image (phase angle: 17.5 degree)
UV1 (258 nm) MT3 (889 nm) CB3 (938 nm)
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Solar Heating Rate (erg/g/s)
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Thermal Cooling Rate (erg/g/s)
Net Heating Rate(erg/g/s)
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Zonal wind from EPIC-2D
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Residual Circulation
Streamfunction (g/cm/s)
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Conclusion• Jet structures seen in the stratosphere of Jupiter
• Residual mean circulation implies the meridional mass transport timescale at 1 mbar ~109 s, compared with C2H2 lifetime ~ 107 s and C2H6 lifetime ~ 1010 s
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Backup Slides
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Residual Circulation (gas only)
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Temperature from EPIC-2D
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D_theta/Dt from EPIC-3D
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Model
Haze layer:
Aggregated particles (high latitude) Or Mie particles (low latitude)
Refractive index from Ramirez et al. (2002)
Methane, Rayleigh Scattering
Methane, Rayleigh ScatteringP~500 mbar
P~0.3 mbar
P~100 mbar
Profile based on that from Banfield et al. (1998)
Cloud layer:Mie particles: 0.7 micron, 1.535+0i