Cassini imaging science: Instrument characteristics and anticipated scientific investigations at Saturn
Abstract The Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) is the highest-resolution two-
dimensional imaging device on the Cassini Orbiter and has been designed for …
dimensional imaging device on the Cassini Orbiter and has been designed for …
Exploring the Saturn system in the thermal infrared: The composite infrared spectrometer
FM Flasar, VG Kunde, MM Abbas… - The Cassini-Huygens …, 2004 - Springer
Abstract The Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) is a remote-sensing Fourier
Transform Spectrometer (FTS) on the Cassini orbiter that measures thermal radiation over …
Transform Spectrometer (FTS) on the Cassini orbiter that measures thermal radiation over …
Cassini imaging science: Initial results on Saturn's rings and small satellites
Images acquired of Saturn's rings and small moons by the Cassini Imaging Science
Subsystem (ISS) during the first 9 months of Cassini operations at Saturn have produced …
Subsystem (ISS) during the first 9 months of Cassini operations at Saturn have produced …
[LIBRO][B] Giant planets of our solar system: atmospheres, composition, and structure
P Irwin - 2009 - books.google.com
This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous
planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The current theories of their formation are …
planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The current theories of their formation are …
Temperatures, winds, and composition in the Saturnian system
FM Flasar, RK Achterberg, BJ Conrath, JC Pearl… - science, 2005 - science.org
Stratospheric temperatures on Saturn imply a strong decay of the equatorial winds with
altitude. If the decrease in winds reported from recent Hubble Space Telescope images is …
altitude. If the decrease in winds reported from recent Hubble Space Telescope images is …
[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of jet formation on the giant planets
Mechanisms of Jet Formation on the Giant Planets in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
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Anisotropic turbulence and zonal jets in rotating flows with a β-effect
Numerical studies of small-scale forced, two-dimensional turbulent flows on the surface of a
rotating sphere have revealed strong large-scale anisotropization that culminates in the …
rotating sphere have revealed strong large-scale anisotropization that culminates in the …
Saturn's zonal wind profile in 2004–2009 from Cassini ISS images and its long-term variability
E García-Melendo, S Pérez-Hoyos, A Sánchez-Lavega… - Icarus, 2011 - Elsevier
Five years of Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem images, from 2004 to 2009, are analyzed
in this work to retrieve global zonal wind profiles of Saturn's northern and southern …
in this work to retrieve global zonal wind profiles of Saturn's northern and southern …
Superrotation in planetary atmospheres
Superrotation is a dynamical regime where the atmosphere circulates around the planet in
the direction of planetary rotation with excess angular momentum in the equatorial region …
the direction of planetary rotation with excess angular momentum in the equatorial region …
Cassini imaging science: Initial results on Saturn's atmosphere
The Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) began observing Saturn in early February
2004. From analysis of cloud motions through early October 2004, we report vertical wind …
2004. From analysis of cloud motions through early October 2004, we report vertical wind …