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Eddy mixing coefficient on SaturnData on the composition, thermal structure, and Lyman-alpha dayglow of Saturn, when analyzed in conjunction with photochemical models of the hydrocarbons and the atomic hydrogen production, yield the homopause value of the eddy diffusion coefficient to be approximately 100 million/sq cm per sec. The equatorial value of the eddy diffusion coefficient at the homopause of Saturn is thus found to be approximately 100 times greater than on Jupiter. The mesosphere (and presumably, troposphere) of Saturn appears to be considerably more turbulent than the upper atmosphere of Jupiter.
Document ID
19820060026
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Atreya, S. K.
(Michigan, University Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: Planetary and Space Science
Volume: 30
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
82A43561
Distribution Limits
Public
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