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Spencer 1990
Spencer, J.R. (1990). Nitrogen frost migration on Triton: A historical model. Geophysical Research Letters 17: doi: 10.1029/90GL01635. issn: 0094-8276.

I present the result of numerical simulations of the seasonal migration of nitrogen frost on Triton, constrained by Voyager observations of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and albedo distribution. Most of the exposed nitrogen is probably seasonal frost, whose migration can produce major variations in atmosheric pressure. For instance, models explored here predict a tenfold pressure drop in the coming decade. The observed albedo patterns can be understood if fresh nitrogen frost is relatively dark but brightens with increasing insolation in a manner analogous to the Martian southern CO2 cap. ÂżThe American Geophysical Union 1990

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Planetology, Fluid Planets, Atmospheres—composition and chemistry
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