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Buoyancy waves in Pluto's high atmosphere: Implications for stellar occultations

dc.contributor.authorPerson, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorElliot, James L.
dc.contributor.authorGulbis, Amanda A. S.
dc.contributor.authorHubbard, William B.
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, D.W.
dc.contributor.authorKulesa, Craig A.
dc.contributor.authorBenecchi, Susan D.
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-04T13:06:08Z
dc.date.available2012-10-04T13:06:08Z
dc.date.issued2009-06
dc.date.submitted2008-09
dc.identifier.issn0019-1035
dc.identifier.issn1090-2643
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73584
dc.description.abstractWe apply scintillation theory to stellar signal fluctuations in the high-resolution, high signal/noise, dual-wavelength data from the MMT observation of the 2007 March 18 occultation of P445.3 by Pluto. A well-defined high wavenumber cutoff in the fluctuations is consistent with viscous-thermal dissipation of buoyancy waves (internal gravity waves) in Pluto’s high atmosphere, and provides strong evidence that the underlying density fluctuations are governed by the gravity-wave dispersion relation.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Planetary Astronomy Grant NNG04GE48G)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Planetary Astronomy Grant NNG04GF25G)en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2009.06.022en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/en_US
dc.sourcearXiven_US
dc.titleBuoyancy waves in Pluto's high atmosphere: Implications for stellar occultationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationHubbard, W.B. et al. “Buoyancy Waves in Pluto’s High Atmosphere: Implications for Stellar Occultations.” Icarus 204.1 (2009): 284–289.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physicsen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorPerson, Michael J.
dc.contributor.mitauthorElliot, James L.
dc.contributor.mitauthorGulbis, Amanda A. S.
dc.relation.journalIcarusen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsHubbard, W.B.; McCarthy, D.W.; Kulesa, C.A.; Benecchi, S.D.; Person, M.J.; Elliot, J.L.; Gulbis, A.A.S.en
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9468-7477
mit.licenseOPEN_ACCESS_POLICYen_US
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