General circulation models of the dynamics of Pluto’s volatile transport on the eve of the New Horizons encounter

•Developed a Pluto GCM using 1D and 2D models for initial and boundary conditions.•Applied the GCM to previously published volatile transport models.•Thermal profiles are mostly isothermal with a strong inversion at the surface.•Sublimation winds are important in seasons with an appreciable atmosphe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2015-07, Vol.254, p.306-323
Hauptverfasser:	Toigo, Anthony D., French, Richard G., Gierasch, Peter J., Guzewich, Scott D., Zhu, Xun, Richardson, Mark I.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atmospheres, dynamics Atmospheric models Atmospherics Balancing Mathematical models Pluto Pluto atmosphere Sublimation Transport
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