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Haze and cloud structure of Saturn's North Pole and Hexagon Wave from Cassini/ISS imaging

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Sanz-Requena, J.F., Pérez-Hoyos, S., Sánchez-Lavega, A., Antuñano, A., Irwin, Patrick G.J.·2018·Icarus

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  • Tropospheric hazes moved deeper and became optically thinner poleward of the hexagon.

    “A recent study of Saturn’s reflectivity by Cassini’s Imaging Science Subsystem47 observed that the tropospheric hazes moved deeper and became optically thinner poleward of the hexagon.”
  • The polar region exhibits an increased optical thickness of stratospheric hazes that is potentially related to aerosol production associated with Saturn's aurora.

    “In addition, the polar region exhibits an increased optical thickness of stratospheric hazes47,54 that is potentially related to aerosol production associated with Saturn’s aurora.”
  • The base of the tropospheric haze in Saturn's north polar atmosphere is located at around 600 mbar and descends towards the polar region.

    “specific studies of the overall structure of the polar aerosols conclude that the base of the tropospheric haze in Saturn's north polar atmosphere is located at around 600 mbar and descends towards the polar region (Sanz-Requena et al., 2018).”

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Authors
Sanz-Requena, J. F., Pérez-Hoyos, S., Sánchez-Lavega, A., Antuñano, A., & Irwin, P. G. J.
Affiliations
  • University of the Basque Country (ES)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
Venue
Icarus
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-05
Volume
305
Pages
284-300
ISSN
0019-1035 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2781006379
Cited by
25
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 5
FWCI
2.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Icarus (publishedVersion)
  • Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras (IT-765-13)
  • Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
  • Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UFI11/55)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Keywords
Saturn, polar atmosphere, stratospheric haze, particle size distribution, refractive index, absolute reflectivity, radiative transfer modeling, Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem, methane absorption bands

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