Abstract Microphysical modeling of Titan's aerosols has been developed in order to estimate the distribution and chemical composition of the particles in the low atmosphere. It includes condensation, diffusion, coagulation and sedimentation processes, and it uses up-to-date data relating to the vertical thermal and chemical atmospheric structure. The main results indicates that, down to a few km above the surface, the aerosol clouds would be constituted of particles of mean radius increasing with decreasing altitude, with a solid core of several 10 microns, mainly composed of nitriles, and covered by a thick layer of C1–C2 hydrocarbons. These results have important implications on future in situ aerosol analysis experiments, like Cassini's ACP experiment.


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    Title :

    Microphysical modeling of titan's aerosols: Application to the in situ analysis


    Contributors:
    Frère, C. (author) / Raulin, F. (author) / Israel, G. (author) / Cabane, M. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 10 , 1 ; 159-163


    Publication date :

    1989-01-01


    Size :

    5 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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