Inhomogeneous scattering models of Titan's atmosphere

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1979 · Icarus; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(79)90001-0· OSTI ID:5787629

Podolak, M ^[1]; Giver, L P ^[1]

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1. NASA, Ames Research Center, Space Sciences Div., Moffett Field, Calif.

Podolak and Danielson (1977) discussed the homogeneous model of Titan's atmosphere with the dust and gas uniformly mixed. They were able to reproduce the equivalent widths of the CH4 bands at 4680 and 5430 A but failed to agree with the observations in the near infrared. The present paper develops an inhomogeneous model which has the dust and gas essentially separated this model agrees fairly well with the near-IR data of Younkin (1974) but does not agree with the data of Lutz et al. (1976) for the 4860-A band and it must be adjusted to match their data for the 5430-A band.

• OSTI ID: 5787629
• Journal Information: Icarus; (United States), Vol. 37
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
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COHERENT SCATTERING
DUSTS
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