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在卡西尼任务期间土卫六高层大气的霾季节变化

Haze seasonal variations of Titan's upper atmosphere during the Cassini Mission

Benoît Seignovert, Pascal Rannou, Robert A. West, Sandrine Vinatier

摘要:

这项研究提出了一个13年的调查阴霾紫外线消光剖面,监测时间演变的分离阴霾层(DHL)在泰坦的高层大气(350-600公里)。根据West等人2011年在赤道地区的报告(GRL vol.38,L06204),我们发现在北半球冬季(2004-2009年),DHL存在于55°N以下的所有纬度。然后,它在2012年全球沉没并消失。2012年至2015年期间没有观察到常设DHL。直到2015年底,一个新的结构才从北半球出现并传播到赤道。这个新的DHL不像2004年那样明显,比以前观察到的要复杂得多。在一个特定的序列中,在2005年,我们能够调查DHL的短时间尺度变化,没有观察到重大变化。当两侧的肢体都是可见的(黎明/黄昏),我们注意到,DHL的消光比黎明侧略高。此外,在2009年的一次极地飞越中,我们观察到DHL的纵向变化,并发现了一些局部的不均匀性。最后,与UVIS恒星掩星和一般气候模式(GCM)的比较都与我们的发现一致。然而,我们注意到GMC预测的DHL主模式的时间可以在太阳经度上偏离30°。所有这些观测为土卫六高层大气的季节性循环、DHL的演变及其与动力学的相互作用带来了新的视角。

英文摘要:

This study presents a 13 years survey of haze UV extinction profiles, monitoring the temporal evolution of the detached haze layer (DHL) in Titan's upper atmosphere (350-600 km). As reported by West et al. 2011 (GRL vol.38, L06204) at the equator, we show that the DHL is present at all latitudes below 55°N during the northern winter (2004-2009). Then, it globally sunk and disappeared in 2012. No permanent DHL was observed between 2012 and 2015. It's only in late-2015, that a new structure emerged from the Northern hemisphere and propagated to the equator. This new DHL is not as pronounced as in 2004 and is much more complex than the one observed earlier. In one specific sequence, in 2005, we were able to investigate the short time scale variability of the DHL and no major changes was observed. When both side of the limb were visible (dawn/dusk), we notice that the extinction of the DHL is slightly higher on the dawn side. Additionally, during a polar flyby in 2009, we observed the longitudinal variability of the DHL and spotted some local inhomogeneities. Finally, comparisons with UVIS stellar occultations and General Climate Models (GCMs) are both consistent with our findings. However, we noticed that the timing of the DHL main pattern predicted by the GMCs can be off by up to 30° in solar longitude. All these observations bring new perspectives on the seasonal cycle of Titan's upper atmosphere, the evolution of the DHL and its interaction with the dynamics.

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