The atmospheric structure of Triton in the altitude range 25-150 km shows an unexpectedly steep thermal gradient of 0.26 K km -1 above 50 km altitude, with a nearly isothermal profile below. The upper part of the profile can be explained by downward conduction of heat deposited by magnetospheric ele
The Thermal Structure of Triton's Atmosphere: Results from the 1993 and 1995 Occultations
โ Scribed by C.B. Olkin; J.L. Elliot; H.B. Hammel; A.R. Cooray; S.W. McDonald; J.A. Foust; A.S. Bosh; M.W. Buie; R.L. Millis; L.H. Wasserman; E.W. Dunham; L.A. Young; R.R. Howell; W.B. Hubbard; R. Hill; R.L. Marcialis; J.S. McDonald; D.M. Rank; J.C. Holbrook; H.J. Reitsema
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 992 KB
- Volume
- 129
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-1035
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