THE GREAT WHITE SPOT AND DISTURBANCES IN SATURNS EQUATORIAL ATMOSPHERE DURING 1990

被引：76

作者：

SANCHEZLAVEGA, A

COLAS, F

LECACHEUX, J

LAQUES, P

MIYAZAKI, I

PARKER, D

机构：

[1] UNIV BASQUE COUNTRY, ESCUELA TECN SUPER INGN IND & TELECOMMUN, DEPT FIS APLICADA 1, E-48013 BILBAO, SPAIN

[2] BUR LONGITUDES, F-75014 PARIS, FRANCE

[3] OBSERV MEUDON, DESPA, F-92195 MEUDON, FRANCE

[4] OBSERV PIC DU MIDI, F-65200 BAGNERES DE BIGORRE, FRANCE

[5] INST PLANETARY RES OBSERV, MIAMI, FL USA

来源：

NATURE | 1991年 / 353卷 / 6343期

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D O I：

10.1038/353397a0

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

A giant storm, the Great White Spot, erupted at the end of September 1990 as a localized, bright cloud system close to Saturn's equator. Its evolution produced a complex planetary disturbance which affected the whole equatorial region a month later. Similar spots have appeared approximately once every saturnian year (about 30 Earth years), implying that a seasonal change-in solar heating, for example-may be responsible for their occurrence.

引用

页码：397 / 401

页数：5

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