Cassini imaging science: initial results on Saturn's atmosphere
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The Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) began observing Saturn in early February 2004. From analysis of cloud motions through early October 2004, we report vertical wind shear in Saturn's equatorial jet and a maximum wind speed of approximately 375 meters per second, a value that differs from both Hubble Space Telescope and Voyager values. We also report a particularly active narrow southern mid-latitude region in which dark ovals are observed both to merge with each other and to arise from the eruptions of large, bright storms. Bright storm eruptions are correlated with Saturn's electrostatic discharges, which are thought to originate from lightning.
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The Equatorial Zone has temporal changes in the wind field at cloud level and in its vertical wind shear over most of the troposphere.
“The Equatorial Zone (EZ) is particularly complex, as it is a region known to have temporal changes in the wind field at cloud level and in its vertical wind shear (S´ anchez-Lavega et al., 2003; Porco et al., 2005) over most of the troposphere”
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- Authors
- Porco, C. C., Baker, E., Barbara, J., Beurle, K., Brahic, A., Burns, J. A., Charnoz, S., Cooper, N., Dawson, D. D., Del Genio, A. D., Denk, T., Dones, L., Dyudina, U., Evans, M. W., Giese, B., Grazier, K., Helfenstein, P., Ingersoll, A. P., Jacobson, R. A., Johnson, T. V., McEwen, A., Murray, C. D., Neukum, G., Owen, W. M., Perry, J., Roatsch, T., Spitale, J., Squyres, S., Thomas, P., Tiscareno, M., Turtle, E., Vasavada, A. R., Veverka, J., Wagner, R., & West, R.
- Affiliations
- Goddard Institute for Space Studies (US)
- Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations, Space Science Institute, 4750 Walnut Street, Suite 205, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.
- Corresponding author
- Porco, C. C.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2005-02-25
- Volume
- 307
- Issue
- 5713
- Pages
- 1243-1247
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2142631873
- Cited by
- 135
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 9.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- elib (German Aerospace Center) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Keywords
- Saturn atmosphere, equatorial jet, vertical wind shear, cloud motion, wind speed, electrostatic discharge, lightning, mid-latitude storms, Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem
- MeSH terms
- Atmosphere, Extraterrestrial Environment, Wind, Spacecraft, Saturn
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