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Variaciones de brillo a largo plazo de Neptuno y la modulación del ciclo solar de su albedo
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 19, 1986
Resumen
Neptuno y Neptuno Neptuno es Neptuno.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- Dinámica del sistema solar Dinámica del sistema solar
- Física de la atmósfera Física de la atmósfera
Sus antecedentes:
- El brillo visual y el albedo de Neptuno exhiben variaciones cíclicas.
- Estas variaciones están relacionadas con el ciclo solar de 11 años.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la relación entre las propiedades visuales de Neptuno y la actividad solar.
- Para analizar las tendencias de color estacionales en Neptuno.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis fotométrico del brillo y albedo de Neptuno a lo largo del tiempo.
- Análisis de correlación con los datos de salida ultravioleta solar.
- Examen espectroscópico para las variaciones de color.
Principales resultados:
- El brillo visual y el albedo de Neptuno varían en un 4% durante el ciclo solar.
- Estas variaciones están anticorrelacionadas con la salida solar ultravioleta.
- Una tendencia de color estacional sugiere una región polar enrojecida.
Conclusiones:
- La atmósfera de Neptuno está influenciada por las variaciones del ciclo solar.
- Los cambios atmosféricos estacionales pueden causar enrojecimiento polar.
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