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A thermal model for the seasonal nitrogen cycle on TritonThe seasonal N2-cycle model presently used to characterize such observed phenomena on Triton as atmospheric pressure and surface albedo features at the time of the Voyager encounter incorporates diurnal and seasonal subsurface heat conduction, and can account for the heat capacity of N2 frost deposits. The results obtained by this model differ from those of previous studies in that they do not predict the seasonal freezing-out of the Triton atmosphere; even for a wide range of input parameters, the bright southern polar cap is seen as rather unlikely to be N2. The results support the microphysical arguments for the presence of either dark or smooth translucent N2 frosts on the Triton surface.
Document ID
19930030900
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hansen, Candice J.
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Paige, David A.
(California Univ. Los Angeles, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 99
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0019-1035
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Report/Patent Number
ISSN: 0019-1035
Accession Number
93A14897
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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