Analysis of Cassini/CIRS limb spectra of Titan acquired during the nominal mission I. Hydrocarbons, nitriles and CO2 vertical mixing ratio profiles

• Published in: Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) Vol. 205; no. 2; pp. 559 - 570
• Main Authors: VINATIER, Sandrine, BEZARD, Bruno, KUNDE, Virgil G, NIXON, Conor A, MAMOUTKINE, Andrei, CARLSON, Ronald C, JENNINGS, Donald E, GUANDIQUE, Ever A, TEANBY, Nick A, BJORAKER, Gordon L, FLASAR, F. Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 01.02.2010
• Subjects: Astronomy; Earth Sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Ocean, Atmosphere; Planetology; Sciences of the Universe; Solar system; Satellite atmospheres; Northern hemisphere; Infrared observation; Abundance; Vapor condensation; Time variation; Abundances, Atmosphere; Hydrogen cyanides; Saturn satellite; Models; Solar system; Mixing ratio; Titan; Infrared observations

Observations of the Composite InfraRed Spectrometer (CIRS) during the entire nominal Cassini mission (2004-2008) provide us with an accurate global view of composition and temperature in the middle atmosphere of Titan (between 100 and 500 km). We investigated limb spectra acquired at 0.5 cm- 1 resol...