A hexagon in Saturn’s northern stratosphere surrounding the emerging summertime polar vortex

Saturn’s polar stratosphere exhibits the seasonal growth and dissipation of broad, warm vortices poleward of ~75° latitude, which are strongest in the summer and absent in winter. The longevity of the exploration of the Saturn system by Cassini allows the use of infrared spectroscopy to trace the fo...

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Hauptverfasser: Fletcher, L, Orton, G, Sinclair, J, Guerlet, S, Read, P, Antunano, A, Achterberg, R, Flasar, F, Irwin, P, Bjoraker, G, Hurley, J, Hesman, B, Segura, M, Gorius, N, Mamoutkine, A, Calcutt, S
Format: Journal article
Veröffentlicht: Springer Nature 2018