Estimation of the Optical Depths of Two-Condensate Clouds in the Atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn
Abstract
The volumetric light scattering coefficients and optical thicknesses of the multilayer cloud structures of Jupiter and Saturn are determined. Khrgian-Mazin formulas for the description of the particle size distribution function are used. The optical thickness can be in the range of fractions of a unit to 1000 for Jupiter and several units to 1000 for Saturn.
- Publication:
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Astronomicheskii Vestnik
- Pub Date:
- June 1987
- Bibcode:
- 1987AVest..21..189I
- Keywords:
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- Cloud Cover;
- Jupiter Atmosphere;
- Light Scattering;
- Optical Thickness;
- Saturn Atmosphere;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration;
- PLANETS;
- OPTICAL PROPERTIES;
- DEPTH;
- CLOUDS;
- ATMOSPHERE;
- JUPITER;
- MODELS;
- SATURN;
- CONDENSATION;
- NUMERICAL METHODS;
- PARAMETERS;
- PARTICLES;
- SIZE;
- DISTRIBUTION;
- VOLUME;
- SCATTERING;
- CALCULATIONS;
- STRUCTURE;
- AEROSOLS;
- STATIFICATION;
- LAYERS;
- THICKNESS;
- Planets