1976•The Astrophysical JournalRequires access
The 800-1200 inverse centimeter absorption spectrum of Jupiter
S. T. Ridgway, Lynne Wallace, Gerald Ray Smith
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Abstract
Synthetic spectra computed from radiative models of the Jovian thermal structure are compared with observed spectra. The results imply a subsaturated NH3 abundance near the temperature minimum, and an additional opacity source near 1100 kaysers. Evidence is found for the presence of PH3 consistent with a solar P abundance.