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Latitudinal variations in Jovian stratospheric temperatureGround-based observations of Jupiter show that the planet's stratospheric and tropospheric thermal emission are anticorrelated. The observations can possibly be explained by latitudinal variations in cloud altitude. These variations cause differential stratospheric heating by sunlight which is reflected off the clouds and then absorbed within the stratosphere by visible and near-infrared bands of methane.
Document ID
19810058935
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Cess, R. D.
(State Univ. of New York Stony Brook, NY, United States)
Carlson, B. E.
(New York, State University Stony Brook, NY, United States)
Gillett, F. C.
(Kitt Peak National Observatory Tucson, AZ, United States)
Caldwell, J.
(State Univ. of New York Stony Brook, NY, United States)
Nolt, I. G.
(State Univ. of New York Stony Brook, NY, United States)
Tokunaga, A. T.
(State Univ. of New York Stony Brook, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 46
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
81A43339
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF CME-79-09065
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7320
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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