The upper atmosphere of Neptune: An analysis of occultation observations |
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| Authors: | Kathy Rages Joseph Veverka Lawrence Wasserman KC Freeman |
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| Institution: | Laboratory for Planetary Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA;Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University, Australia |
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| Abstract: | An analysis of available observations of the April 7, 1968 occultation of BD ?17° 4388 by Neptune yields upper atmosphere temperatures of ～140°K near the 5 × 1014cm?3 level. The temperature structure of the atmosphere at these levels is complicated and nonisothermal. Diurnal temperature variations are certainly less than 10°K and may be absent. The average temperature decreases by less than 15°K between 0° and 55° latitude. |
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