Odin space telescope monitoring of water vapor in the stratosphere of Jupiter
Journal article, 2012
The Odin space telescope has monitored the H2O (1(10)-1(01)) line in Jupiter's stratosphere over the 2003-2009 period. When comparing these data with previous spectra obtained with SWAS and Odin over the 1999-2002 period, we see no significant variations in the line-to-continuum ratio of the H2O line over the whole period. We have however tentatively identified a decrease by similar to 15% of the line-to-continuum ratio between 2002 and 2007-2009, indicating that there was less H2O in the stratosphere of Jupiter in 2007-2009 than anticipated. We have tested the IDP (interplanetary dust particles) and SL9 (Shoemaker-Levy 9) 1D time-dependent models presented in Cavalie et al. [2008, Observation of water vapor in the stratosphere 613 of Jupiter with the Odin space telescope. Planetary and Space Science 56,1573-1584]. We present a series of scenarios that lead to satisfactory fits of the whole data set (1999-2002 and 2003-2009 periods) based on IDP and SL9 models. The evolution of Jupiter's stratospheric H2O that we have tentatively observed has however to be confirmed by Herschel/HIFI observations. If the decrease of the line-to-continuum ratio is confirmed by future observations, it would be a direct evidence that Jupiter's H2O comes from SW. In addition, this study shows that new constraints on Jupiter's eddy diffusion coefficient profile could be obtained (in the pressure ranges that are probed) from the monitoring of SW species in its stratosphere.
giant
Atmosphere
Water
saturns atmosphere
carbon-monoxide
Eddy diffusion
photochemical kinetics uncertainties
comet shoemaker-levy-9
origin
Shoemaker-Levy 9
Jupiter
hydrocarbons
co
satellite
planets
Spectroscopy
modeling titans atmosphere
Author
T. Cavalie
Max Planck Society
University of Bordeaux
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux
N. Biver
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon
P. Hartogh
Max Planck Society
M. Dobrijevic
University of Bordeaux
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux
F. Billebaud
University of Bordeaux
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux
E. Lellouch
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon
A. Sandqvist
Stockholm Observatory
J. Brillet
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux
A. Lecacheux
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon
Åke Hjalmarson
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics
U. Frisk
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
Michael Olberg
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory
Planetary and Space Science
0032-0633 (ISSN)
Vol. 61 1 3-14Subject Categories
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
DOI
10.1016/j.pss.2011.04.001