Ammonia in Jupiter’s Atmosphere: Spatial and Temporal Variations of the NH3 Absorption Bands at 645 and 787 Nm
- 作者: Teifel’ V.G.1, Vdovichenko V.D.1, Lysenko P.G.1, Karimov A.M.1, Kirienko G.A.1, Bondarenko N.N.1, Filippov V.A.1, Kharitonova G.A.1, Khozhenets A.P.1
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- Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
- 期: 卷 52, 编号 6 (2018)
- 页面: 480-494
- 栏目: Article
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0038-0946/article/view/171096
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0038094618060072
- ID: 171096
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Based on the material of long-term spectrophotometric observations of Jupiter, we studied the weak absorption bands of ammonia at 645 and 878 nm, whose behavior had previously been little studied. A clearly expressed depression of ammonia absorption in the 787-nm band was found in the Northern Equatorial Belt (NEB) of Jupiter. In the Great Red Spot, this band also exhibits substantial weakening. The position of the depression in the NEB is similar to that of the enhanced brightness temperature detected in the observations of the millimeter-wave radio emission, which is considered to be a result of the reduced ammonia content in this belt. At the same time, the weakening of the 787-nm band in the Red Spot is most likely caused by the enhanced bulk density of clouds, which influences the formation of absorption bands in the multiple scattering by cloud particles. The brightness temperature in the Red Spot is relatively low, as seen from observations in the radio and thermal IR ranges. We studied the spatial and temporal variations of the 645- and 787-nm bands in five belts of Jupiter: the Equatorial Zone (EZ), both Equatorial Belts (SEB and NEB), and both Tropical Zones (STZ and NTZ). The observations covered the time interval from 2005 to 2015, i.e., almost a complete orbital period of Jupiter. These observations confirmed the systematic character of the depression of the 787-nm band in the NEB and the difference in the latitudinal variations of the 645- and 787-nm bands. The latter can be related to features of the vertical distribution of the cloud density, which has a different influence on bands of different intensity.
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V. Teifel’
Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
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哈萨克斯坦, Almaty, 050020
V. Vdovichenko
Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
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哈萨克斯坦, Almaty, 050020
P. Lysenko
Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
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哈萨克斯坦, Almaty, 050020
A. Karimov
Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
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哈萨克斯坦, Almaty, 050020
G. Kirienko
Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
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哈萨克斯坦, Almaty, 050020
N. Bondarenko
Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
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哈萨克斯坦, Almaty, 050020
V. Filippov
Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
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哈萨克斯坦, Almaty, 050020
G. Kharitonova
Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
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哈萨克斯坦, Almaty, 050020
A. Khozhenets
Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
Email: teif@mail.ru
哈萨克斯坦, Almaty, 050020
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