Seasonal evolution of Saturn’s polar temperatures and composition

•Record of seasonally evolving polar temperatures and composition reconstructed from a decade of CIRS measurements.•Warm polar cyclones within 2–3° of each pole are persistent features irrespective of season.•Southern summer stratospheric hood has disappeared; slow warming evident in the north.•Fast...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2015-04, Vol.250, p.131-153
Hauptverfasser:	Fletcher, Leigh N., Irwin, P.G.J., Sinclair, J.A., Orton, G.S., Giles, R.S., Hurley, J., Gorius, N., Achterberg, R.K., Hesman, B.E., Bjoraker, G.L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atmospheres, composition Atmospheres, dynamics Cassini mission Poles Saturn Solstices Stratosphere Summer Troposphere Upwelling Winter
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