The spectrum of Saturn from 1990 to 2230/cm - Abundances of AsH3, CH3D, CO, GeH4, NH3, and PH3

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Icarus (International Journal of the Solar System); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(91)90096-C· OSTI ID:6000634

Noll, K S; Larson, H P ^[1]

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1. NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL (USA) Arizona Univ., Tucson (USA)

An analysis is presented of the abundances and vertical distributions of all known absorbers in the 5-micron spectrum of Saturn, in view of previously unpublished observations, synthetic spectra of each atmospheric constituent, and an atmospheric model for synthesizing Saturn's spectrum in order to make comparisons with observations. The model used encompasses the abundances of all gaseous absorbers, their vertical distributions, clouds, and the thermal and reflected solar components of planetary flux. A coherent understanding is in this way obtained of both the many variables affecting Saturn's 5-micron spectrum and the similarities between Jupiter and Saturn. 51 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6000634
• Journal Information: Icarus (International Journal of the Solar System); (USA), Journal Name: Icarus (International Journal of the Solar System); (USA) Vol. 89; ISSN ICRSA; ISSN 0019-1035
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ABUNDANCE
ALKANES
AMMONIA
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DISTRIBUTION
ELEMENT ABUNDANCE
HYDRIDES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFRARED SPECTRA
METHANE
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHINES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
PLANETS
RESOLUTION
SATURN PLANET
SIMULATION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPECTRA
VISIBLE SPECTRA