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Hydrogen dimers in giant-planet infrared spectra
L. N. Fletcher, M. Gustafsson, G. S. Orton
Despite being one of the weakest dimers in nature, low-spectral-resolution Voyager/IRIS observations revealed the presence of (H) dimers on Jupiter and Saturn in the 1980s.…
Ammonia in Jupiter's troposphere from high-resolution 5-\textmu m spectroscopy
Rohini S. Giles, Leigh N. Fletcher, Patrick G. J. Irwin +2
Jupiter's tropospheric ammonia (NH\textsubscript{3}) abundance is studied using spatially-resolved 5-\textmu m observations from CRIRES, a high resolution spectrometer at the Europ…
Cycles of Activity in the Jovian Atmosphere
L. N. Fletcher
Jupiter's banded appearance may appear unchanging to the casual observer, but closer inspection reveals a dynamic, ever-changing system of belts and zones with distinct cycles of a…
Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt expansion and thermal wave activity ahead of Juno's arrival
L. N. Fletcher, G. S. Orton, J. A. Sinclair +13
The dark colors of Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt (NEB, N) appeared to expand northward into the neighboring zone in 2015, consistent with a 3-5 year cycle of activity…
Scientific rationale for Uranus and Neptune in situ explorations
O. Mousis, D. H. Atkinson, T. Cavalié +53
The ice giants Uranus and Neptune are the least understood class of planets in our solar system but the most frequently observed type of exoplanets. Presumed to have a small rocky…
Moist Convection and the 2010-2011 Revival of Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt
Leigh N. Fletcher, G. S. Orton, J. H. Rogers +4
The transformation of Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt (SEB) from its faded, whitened state in 2009-2010 to its normal brown appearance is documented via comparisons of thermal-infr…
Jovian Temperature and Cloud Variability during the 2009-2010 Fade of the South Equatorial Belt
Leigh N. Fletcher, G. S. Orton, J. H. Rogers +7
Mid-infrared 7-20 m imaging of Jupiter demonstrates that the increased albedo of Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt (SEB) during the `fade' (whitening) event of 2009-2010 was corre…