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对巨行星大气层的外部氧气供应
H Feuchtgruber1, E Lellouch, T de Graauw
1Max-Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany.
Nature
|September 20, 1997
概括
巨行星的大气层从冰环,卫星和尘埃中获得氧气. 红外光谱检测到土星,天王星和海王星的气态水 (H2O),影响了它们的大气化学和能量平衡.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 大气化学 大气化学
- 频谱学是一种光谱学.
背景情况:
- 巨行星的大气主要是减少环境 (H2,He,CH4).
- 冰环,卫星和行星间尘埃是潜在的氧气来源.
- 传递到大气层发生在水冰或酸盐尘埃的形式.
研究的目的:
- 在巨行星上层大气层中检测气态水 (H2O).
- 量化H2O柱的密度.
- 调查外部氧气来源的作用.
主要方法:
- 红外光谱学被用来进行检测.
- 分析的重点是上层大气组成.
主要成果:
- 在土星,天王星和海王星上检测到气态H2O.
- H2O柱密度:1.5 x 10^15 (土星),9 x 10^13 (天王星),3 x 10^14 (海王星) 分子cm^-2.
- 在土星和海王星上也检测到二氧化碳 (CO2).
结论:
- 观察结果支持H2O的外部流量 (10^5-10^7分子cm^-2 s^-1).
- 降水和尘埃影响大气光化学,能源预算和电离层.
- 这些发现有助于限制遥远的冰冷太阳系天体的活动.
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