Ammonia abundance in Jupiter's atmosphere derived from the attenuation of the Galileo probe's radio signal

被引：96

作者：

Folkner, WM ^{[1
]}

Woo, R ^{[1
]}

Nandi, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS | 1998年 / 103卷 / E10期

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D O I：

10.1029/98JE01635

中图分类号：

P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];

学科分类号：

0708 ; 070902 ;

摘要：

The radio signal from the Galileo probe to the orbiter experienced attenuation due to ammonia in Jupiter's atmosphere during the probe descent. A profile of the ammonia content as a function of depth in the atmosphere has been derived from the measurements of the attenuation. The derived ammonia abundance rises to a molar fraction of 700 +/- 100 parts per million for pressures greater than 7 bars, about 4 times that expected based on the solar abundance of nitrogen.

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页码：22847 / 22855

页数：9

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