Mid-Infrared Observations of the Giant Planets
The mid-infrared spectral region provides a unique window into the atmospheric temperature, chemistry, and dynamics of the giant planets. From more than a century of mid-infrared remote sensing, progressively clearer pictures of the composition and thermal structure of these atmospheres have emerged...
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| description | The mid-infrared spectral region provides a unique window into the atmospheric temperature, chemistry, and dynamics of the giant planets. From more than a century of mid-infrared remote sensing, progressively clearer pictures of the composition and thermal structure of these atmospheres have emerged, along with a greater insight into the processes that shape them. Our knowledge of Jupiter and Saturn has benefitted from their proximity and relatively warm temperatures, while the details of colder and more distant Uranus and Neptune are limited as these planets remain challenging targets. As the timeline of observations continues to grow, an understanding of the temporal and seasonal variability of the giant planets is beginning to develop with promising new observations on the horizon. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e405594459b4175aea65d95cf83c5642023-11-17T17:29:17ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922023-03-01157181110.3390/rs15071811Mid-Infrared Observations of the Giant PlanetsMichael T. Roman0School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UKThe mid-infrared spectral region provides a unique window into the atmospheric temperature, chemistry, and dynamics of the giant planets. From more than a century of mid-infrared remote sensing, progressively clearer pictures of the composition and thermal structure of these atmospheres have emerged, along with a greater insight into the processes that shape them. Our knowledge of Jupiter and Saturn has benefitted from their proximity and relatively warm temperatures, while the details of colder and more distant Uranus and Neptune are limited as these planets remain challenging targets. As the timeline of observations continues to grow, an understanding of the temporal and seasonal variability of the giant planets is beginning to develop with promising new observations on the horizon.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/7/1811giant planetsatmospheresdynamicsatmosphereschemistry |
| spellingShingle | Michael T. Roman Mid-Infrared Observations of the Giant Planets Remote Sensing giant planets atmospheres dynamics atmospheres chemistry |
| title | Mid-Infrared Observations of the Giant Planets |
| title_full | Mid-Infrared Observations of the Giant Planets |
| title_fullStr | Mid-Infrared Observations of the Giant Planets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mid-Infrared Observations of the Giant Planets |
| title_short | Mid-Infrared Observations of the Giant Planets |
| title_sort | mid infrared observations of the giant planets |
| topic | giant planets atmospheres dynamics atmospheres chemistry |
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