A comparison of the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn: deep atmospheric composition, cloud structure, vertical mixing, and origin.

@article{Atreya1999ACO,
  title={A comparison of the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn: deep atmospheric composition, cloud structure, vertical mixing, and origin.},
  author={Sushil K. Atreya and Michael H Wong and Tobias C. Owen and Paul R Mahaffy and Hasso B. Niemann and Imke de Pater and Pierre Drossart and Th{\'e}r{\`e}se Encrenaz},
  journal={Planetary and space science},
  year={1999},
  volume={47 10-11},
  pages={1243-62}
}

• Sushil K. Atreya, Michael H Wong, +5 authors Thérèse Encrenaz
• Published 1999 in Planetary and space science

We present our current understanding of the composition, vertical mixing, cloud structure and the origin of the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Available observations point to a much more vigorous vertical mixing in Saturn's middle-upper atmosphere than in Jupiter's. The nearly cloud-free nature of the Galileo probe entry site, a 5-micron hotspot, is consistent with the depletion of condensable volatiles to great depths, which is attributed to local meteorology. Somewhat similar depletion of… CONTINUE READING

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