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Active upper-atmosphere chemistry and dynamics from polar circulation reversal on Titan

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  • Nicholas A. Teanby

    (School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK)

  • Patrick G. J. Irwin

    (Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK)

  • Conor A. Nixon

    (Planetary Systems Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • Remco de Kok

    (SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Sorbonnelaan 2, 3584 CA Utrecht, The Netherlands)

  • Sandrine Vinatier

    (LESIA Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC Université Paris 06, Université Paris-Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon Cedex, France)

  • Athena Coustenis

    (LESIA Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC Université Paris 06, Université Paris-Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon Cedex, France)

  • Elliot Sefton-Nash

    (School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK
    University of California Los Angeles)

  • Simon B. Calcutt

    (Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK)

  • F. Michael Flasar

    (Planetary Systems Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

Abstract

Observations of trace gases over the south pole of Titan indicate that the moon’s middle-atmospheric circulation extends to an altitude of at least 600 kilometres, which is higher than previously thought and requires active chemistry and dynamics in the upper atmosphere.

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  • Nicholas A. Teanby & Patrick G. J. Irwin & Conor A. Nixon & Remco de Kok & Sandrine Vinatier & Athena Coustenis & Elliot Sefton-Nash & Simon B. Calcutt & F. Michael Flasar, 2012. "Active upper-atmosphere chemistry and dynamics from polar circulation reversal on Titan," Nature, Nature, vol. 491(7426), pages 732-735, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:491:y:2012:i:7426:d:10.1038_nature11611
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11611
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