Title of article
Cassini RADAR constraint on Titanʹs winter polar precipitation
Author/Authors
Lorenz، نويسنده , , R.D. and West، نويسنده , , R.D. and Johnson، نويسنده , , W.T.K.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
5
From page
812
To page
816
Abstract
The Cassini RADAR instrument made a dedicated cloud backscatter observation near Titanʹs north pole, presently in winter darkness, to constrain the precipitation of material onto the surface. The detection limit is ∼5 orders of magnitude above that expected in methane rainstorms, and rules out ‘drizzle’ of more than ∼ 10 cm / yr , placing constraints on the winter accumulation of material on Titanʹs surface during polar winter.
Keywords
Titan , Radar observations , Meteorology
Journal title
Icarus
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
Icarus
Record number
2376172
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