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Moore et al. 1983
Moore, V., Hunt, G.E., Caldwell, J., Owen, T., Encrenaz, T. and Combes, M. (1983). Observations of the UV spectrum of Saturn from 3200Å to 1400Å with the IUE. Geophysical Research Letters 10: doi: 10.1029/GL010i012p01196. issn: 0094-8276.

Spectra of Saturn have been acquired with the IUE satellite for the 1400¿ to 3200¿ wavelength range with, at <10¿, a higher resolution than was previously available. These spectra show the UV reflectivity of Saturn to be highly structured with both resolved and large-scale absorption features. Model atmospheres constructed for comparison with these spectra included a wavelength dependent UV absorber and the gases PH3, CH4, C2H6 and C2H4. Acetylene is identified by a series of resolved absorptions from 1700¿ to 1850¿, whereas absorptions from 1770¿ to 1610¿ may be attributable to ethylene. The IUE spectra provide constraints on the vertical distribution of the atmospheric constituents above the 200 mbar level.

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