タイタンの雲の緯度分布
P Rannou1, F Montmessin, F Hourdin
1Service d'Aéronomie, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Université de Versailles-St-Quentin, BP3, 91371 Verrières le Buisson, France. pra@aero.jussieu.fr
まとめ
タイタン (Titan) タイタン (Titan) タイタン (Titan)
科学分野:
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- 大気科学 大気科学
- 天体生物学 アストロバイオロジー
背景:
- 最近の観測では,土星の最大の月であるタイタンの雲が,その厚い霧の中を通過していることが明らかになった.
- 近赤外線光譜とカッシーニ軌道探査機のデータは,タイタンの雲の気候に関する洞察を提供します.
研究 の 目的:
- タイタンの雲の形成と分布を調査する.
- タイタンの雲のパターンにおける大気循環の役割を理解するために.
主な方法:
- 雲の微物理を組み込んだ一般循環モデル (GCM) の開発.
- 近赤外線スペクトロスコピーとカッシーニ軌道探査機の画像の分析.
主要な成果:
- 南極雲や温帯雲 (南南約40°C) を含む様々なエタンやメタンの雲の種類を特定する.
- 温帯地域における観測された雲の形成,特に40°S.の夏半球での観測.
- 雲の位置,周波数,組成,大規模な大気循環の相関.
結論:
- タイタンの大気循環は,雲の形成,位置,構成の主な原動力である.
- 開発されたGCMは,タイタンの観測された雲現象を成功裏に説明しています.
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