The origin and vertical distribution of carbon monoxide in Jupiter

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view Abstract Citations (50) References (35) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS The Origin and Vertical Distribution of Carbon Monoxide in Jupiter Noll, K. S. ; Knacke, R. F. ; Geballe, T. R. ; Tokunaga, A. T. Abstract Six lines of the CO 1-0 vibration-rotation band near 4.7 μm have been observed in Jupiter at a resolution of 0.07 cm-1 and have been clearly resolved. The measured line profiles indicate that the line-forming region is at a pressure of 2 - 9 bars. The authors conclude that CO is present in the troposphere at a mole fraction of 1.6±0.3×10-9. The presence of CO in the troposphere clearly favors models with rapid vertical mixing as the source of CO. The observed mole fraction of tropospheric CO shows that the global oxygen abundance in Jupiter's gaseous envelope below the cloud-forming regions must be near the solar value. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: January 1988 DOI: 10.1086/165975 Bibcode: 1988ApJ...324.1210N Keywords: Astronomical Spectroscopy; Carbon Monoxide; Jupiter Atmosphere; Planetary Composition; Vertical Distribution; Infrared Spectra; Line Shape; Vibrational Spectra; JUPITER; ORIGIN; CARBON MONOXIDE; ATMOSPHERE; PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION; TROPOSPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; MODELS; DISTRIBUTION; MIXING; GREAT RED SPOT; SOURCE; OXYGEN; ABUNDANCE; SPECTRA; ZONING; ABSORPTION; INTENSITY; CLOUDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; DEPTH; SPECTROSCOPY; ANALYSIS; Lunar and Planetary Exploration; Jupiter; INFRARED: SPECTRA; PLANETS: ABUNDANCES; PLANETS: ATMOSPHERES; PLANETS: JUPITER; PLANETS: SPECTRA full text sources ADS |