Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition.

Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition.

Temperatures obtained from early Cassini infrared observations of Titan show a stratopause at an altitude of 310 kilometers (and 186 kelvin at 15 degrees S). Stratospheric temperatures are coldest in the winter northern hemisphere, with zonal winds reaching 160 meters per second. The concentrations...

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Main Authors: Flasar, F, Achterberg, R, Conrath, B, Gierasch, P, Kunde, V, Nixon, C, Bjoraker, G, Jennings, D, Romani, P, Simon-Miller, A, Bézard, B, Coustenis, A, Irwin, P, Teanby, N, Brasunas, J, Pearl, J, Segura, M, Carlson, R, Mamoutkine, A, Schinder, P, Barucci, A, Courtin, R, Fouchet, T, Gautier, D, Lellouch, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005

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