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Jovian Stratospheric Circulation: Insights from Cassini Observations. X. Zhang (1), R. Cosentino (2), R. Morales- Juberias (2), R. A. West (3), S. Coffing (2), T. E. Dowling (4), M. Allen (3) and Y . L. Yung (1 ) (1 ) Caltech , USA
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Jovian Stratospheric Circulation: Insights from CassiniObservations X. Zhang (1), R. Cosentino (2), R. Morales-Juberias (2), R. A. West (3), S. Coffing (2), T. E. Dowling (4), M. Allen (3) and Y. L. Yung (1) (1 )Caltech, USA (2) New MexicoInstituteof MiningandTechnology, USA (3) JPL, USA (4) University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Model Atmosphere T CH4 Yelle (2001) Nixon et al. (2007)
Model Atmosphere C2H6 C2H2 CIRS data (Nixon et al., 2007)
ISS Image (phase angle: 17.5 degree) UV1 (258 nm) MT3 (889 nm) CB3 (938 nm)
Thermal Cooling Rate (erg/g/s) Net Heating Rate (erg/g/s)
Residual Circulation Streamfunction (g/cm/s)
Conclusion • Jet structures seen in the stratosphere of Jupiter • Residual mean circulation implies the meridional mass transport timescale at 1 mbar ~109 s, compared with C2H2 lifetime ~ 107 sand C2H6 lifetime ~ 1010 s
Model Methane, Rayleigh Scattering Haze layer: Aggregated particles (high latitude) Or Mie particles (low latitude) Refractive index from Ramirez et al. (2002) P~0.3 mbar Profile based on that from Banfield et al. (1998) P~100 mbar Methane, Rayleigh Scattering P~500 mbar Cloud layer: Mie particles: 0.7 micron, 1.535+0i