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Satoh & Connerney 1999

Satoh, T. and Connerney, J.E.P. (1999). Spatial and temporal variations of Jupiter's H₃ ⁺ emission deduced from image analysis. Geophysical Research Letters 26: doi: 10.1029/1999GL900372. issn: 0094-8276.

Intensity distribution of H3+ emission across Jupiter's disk has been analyzed using 3.4-&mgr;m IRTF/ProtoCAM images acquired in 1992. The apparent disk emission is approximated using a mathematical function, of which parameters characterize (i) the dependence on the solar illumination angle, (ii) limb brightening consistent with the line-of-sight effect, and (iii) the latitudinal variation. A simple atmospheric model reproduces the disk emission (corrected for the line-of-sight effect) well, with H3+ emission peak in an altitude range 700--750 km above P=600 mb level. ¿ 1999 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Airglow and aurora, Ionosphere, Solar radiation and cosmic ray effects, Ionosphere, Planetary ionospheres (5435, 5729, 6026, 6027, 6028)

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Geophysical Research Letters
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