土星系统的温度,风力和组成
F M Flasar1, R K Achterberg, B J Conrath
1National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 693, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA. f.m.flasar@nasa.gov
概括
土星 土星 土星 土星
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 大气科学 大气科学
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
背景情况:
- 土星的平流层温度表明,赤道风随着高度的增加而减少.
- 之前的研究表明,跟踪特征的高度不同,可能是由于时间变化或测量差异.
- 土星的南极平流层比辐射模型预测的要温暖.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析土星上的平流层温度和风力模式.
- 为了研究土星大气和环的组成和热特性.
- 将土星的属性与木星及其卫星的属性进行比较.
主要方法:
- 对土星的平流层温度进行分析.
- 来自哈勃太空望远镜图像的数据的解释.
- 将土星的大气和环数据与木星系统数据进行比较.
主要成果:
- 土星的赤道风表现出高度的强烈衰退.
- 如果风的变化不是时间的,那么跟踪的特征是比以前认为的更高的高度 (130公里).
- 土星的南极平流层异常温暖.
- 土星的C/H比率是太阳的七倍,是木星的两倍.
- 土星的环表现出辐射温度变化到100公里.
- 菲比的日间温度变化表明有多孔的 regolith.
结论:
- 土星的大气动力学和热概况具有独特的特征.
- 风力测量的差异凸显了需要精确的高度测定.
- 土星的组成和环系表现出复杂的热行为.
- 菲比的表面特性可能与其他木星卫星有很大不同.
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