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Science 29 August 1975:
Vol. 189. no. 4204, pp. 720 - 722
DOI: 10.1126/science.189.4204.720
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Jupiter: Its Infrared Spectrum from 16 to 40 Micrometers

James R. Houck 1, James B. Pollack 2, David Schaack 3, Robert A. Reed 3, and A. Summers 4

1 Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
2 Space Science Division, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035
3 Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University
4 Space Science Division, Ames Research Center

Spectral measurements of the thermal radiation from Jupiter in the band from 16 to 40 micrometers are analyzed under the assumption that pressure-broadened molecular hydrogen transitions are responsible for the bulk of the infrared opacity over most of this spectral interval. Both the vertical pressure-temperature profile and the molecular hydrogen mixing ratio are determined. The derived value ofthe molecular hydrogen mixing ratio, 0.89 ± 0.11, is consistent with the solar value of 0.86.


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