The evolution of Titan's mid-latitude clouds

C. A. Griffith; P. Penteado; K. Baines; P. Drossart; J. Barnes; G. Bellucci; J. Bibring; R. Brown; B. Buratti; F. Capaccioni; P. Cerroni; R. Clark; M. Combes; A. Coradini; D. Cruikshank; V. Formisano; R. Jaumann; Y. Langevin; D. Matson; T. McCord; V. Mennella; R. Nelson; P. Nicholson; B. Sicardy; C. Sotin; L. A. Soderblom; R. Kursinski

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The evolution of Titan's mid-latitude clouds

C. A. Griffith, P. Penteado, K. Baines, P. Drossart, J. Barnes, G. Bellucci, J. Bibring, R. Brown, B. Buratti, F. Capaccioni, P. Cerroni, R. Clark, M. Combes, A. Coradini, D. Cruikshank, V. Formisano, R. Jaumann, Y. Langevin, D. Matson, T. McCordV. Mennella, R. Nelson, P. Nicholson, B. Sicardy, C. Sotin, L. A. Soderblom, R. Kursinski

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Spectra from Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer reveal that the horizontal structure, height, and optical depth of Titan's clouds are highly, dynamic. Vigorous cloud centers are seen to rise from the middle to the upper troposphere within 30 minutes and dissipate within the next hour. Their development indicates that Titan's clouds evolve convectively; dissipate through rain; and, over the next several hours, waft downwind to achieve their great longitude extents. These and other characteristics suggest that temperate clouds originate from circulation-induced convergence, in addition to a forcing at the surface associated with Saturn's tides, geology, and/or surface composition.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	474-477
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	310
Issue number	5747
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1117702
State	Published - Oct 21 2005

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Griffith, C. A., Penteado, P., Baines, K., Drossart, P., Barnes, J., Bellucci, G., Bibring, J., Brown, R., Buratti, B., Capaccioni, F., Cerroni, P., Clark, R., Combes, M., Coradini, A., Cruikshank, D., Formisano, V., Jaumann, R., Langevin, Y., Matson, D., ... Kursinski, R. (2005). The evolution of Titan's mid-latitude clouds. Science, 310(5747), 474-477. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1117702

Griffith, CA, Penteado, P, Baines, K, Drossart, P, Barnes, J, Bellucci, G, Bibring, J, Brown, R, Buratti, B, Capaccioni, F, Cerroni, P, Clark, R, Combes, M, Coradini, A, Cruikshank, D, Formisano, V, Jaumann, R, Langevin, Y, Matson, D, McCord, T, Mennella, V, Nelson, R, Nicholson, P, Sicardy, B, Sotin, C, Soderblom, LA & Kursinski, R 2005, 'The evolution of Titan's mid-latitude clouds', Science, vol. 310, no. 5747, pp. 474-477. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1117702

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