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Vertical cloud structure of Jupiter's equatorial plumesMultiple-scattering radiative transfer calculations were used to deduce the vertical cloud structure (VCS) of Jupiter's equatorial region. The VCS model of the equatorial plumes is obtained through an analysis of Voyager images of the 6190-A methane band and the 6000-A continuum, and ground-based 8900-A methane band images. The VCS of the equatorial plumes is found to be consistent with the hypothesis that the plumes are caused by upwelling at the ammonia condensation level produced by buoyancy due to latent heat release from the condensation of water clouds nearly three scale heights below the plumes.
Document ID
19860045004
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Stoker, C. R.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA; Colorado, University, Boulder, United States)
Hord, C.
(Colorado, University Boulder, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 64
ISSN: 0019-1035
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
86A29742
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-155
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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