Atmospheric chemistry on Uranus and Neptune

JI Moses, T Cavalié, LN Fletcher… - … transactions of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Comparatively little is known about atmospheric chemistry on Uranus and Neptune,
because remote spectral observations of these cold, distant 'Ice Giants' are challenging, and …

Cassini exploration of the planet Saturn: A comprehensive review

AP Ingersoll - Space science reviews, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Before Cassini, scientists viewed Saturn's unique features only from Earth and from
three spacecraft flying by. During more than a decade orbiting the gas giant, Cassini studied …

[HTML][HTML] Mid-infrared mapping of Jupiter's temperatures, aerosol opacity and chemical distributions with IRTF/TEXES

LN Fletcher, TK Greathouse, GS Orton, JA Sinclair… - Icarus, 2016 - Elsevier
Global maps of Jupiter's atmospheric temperatures, gaseous composition and aerosol
opacity are derived from a programme of 5–20 µm mid-infrared spectroscopic observations …

Joint evolution of equatorial oscillation and interhemispheric circulation in Saturn's stratosphere

D Bardet, A Spiga, S Guerlet - Nature Astronomy, 2022 - nature.com
Planetary stratospheres are characterized by a subtle interplay between dynamics, radiation
and chemistry. Observations of Saturn's stratosphere have revealed a semi-annual …

Atmospheric structure and helium abundance on Saturn from Cassini/UVIS and CIRS observations

TT Koskinen, S Guerlet - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
We combine measurements from stellar occultations observed by the Cassini Ultraviolet
Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) and limb scans observed by the Composite Infrared …

Saturn's atmospheric response to the large influx of ring material inferred from Cassini INMS measurements

JI Moses, ZL Brown, TT Koskinen, LN Fletcher… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Grand Finale stage of the Cassini mission, organic-rich ring material was
discovered to be flowing into Saturn's equatorial upper atmosphere at a surprisingly large …

Polar vortex formation in giant-planet atmospheres due to moist convection

ME O'Neill, KA Emanuel, GR Flierl - Nature Geoscience, 2015 - nature.com
A strong cyclonic vortex has been observed on each of Saturn's poles, coincident with a
local maximum in observed tropospheric temperature,,. Neptune also exhibits a relatively …

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

LN Fletcher, GS Orton, JA Sinclair, S Guerlet… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
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 …

Seasonal stratospheric photochemistry on Uranus and Neptune

JI Moses, LN Fletcher, TK Greathouse, GS Orton… - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
A time-variable 1D photochemical model is used to study the distribution of stratospheric
hydrocarbons as a function of altitude, latitude, and season on Uranus and Neptune. The …

Global climate modeling of Saturn's atmosphere. Part II: Multi-annual high-resolution dynamical simulations

A Spiga, S Guerlet, E Millour, M Indurain, Y Meurdesoif… - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
The Cassini mission unveiled the intense and diverse activity in Saturn's atmosphere:
banded jets, waves, vortices, equatorial oscillations. To set the path towards a better …