在泰坦的热带地区发生风暴
E L Schaller1, H G Roe, T Schneider
1Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA. schaller@ifa.hawaii.edu
Nature
|August 14, 2009
概括
土星的卫星泰坦上的短暂热带云可以在其他度引发对流. 这一发现可能解释了在赤道附近观察到的甲雕刻的河流和道,挑战了关于泰坦天气模式的先前假设.
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:
- 以前人们认为泰坦的热带地区是没有云的,没有降雨的.
- 热带地区的运河和干燥河床等地表特征无法通过对流来解释.
- 基于甲的水文循环是了解泰坦气候的关键.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查热带云在泰坦的存在和影响.
- 了解驱动云形成和分布跨度的机制.
- 重新评估对泰坦赤道表面特征的解释.
主要方法:
- 在泰坦的热带度上观测短暂,明亮的热层云.
- 从初始云脉冲产生和传播行星波的分析.
- 云活动与表面特征和大气条件的相关性.
主要成果:
- 在热带地区发现了意想不到的明亮,短暂的热带层云.
- 证据表明,最初的热带云活动产生了行星波.
- 这些波浪在以前没有云的高度地区引发了云活动.
结论:
- 一个度的对流脉冲可以在其他区域触发短期的对流.
- 这种现象甚至可以发生在通常不支持对流的度.
- 这些发现为赤道附近的甲雕刻的河流和道提供了潜在的解释.
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