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土卫六极地云层的起源、演化与消散:季节性气候循环的统一机制
《Nature Communications》:Origin, evolution, and fate of Titan’s polar clouds
【字体: 大 中 小 】 时间:2025年12月06日 来源:Nature Communications 15.7
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为揭示土卫六(Titan)极地 stratospheric clouds 的形成机制与完整生命周期,研究人员通过 Titan Planetary Climate Model(Titan PCM)结合 haze 和 cloud microphysics 模拟,发现极地云层在秋季由极涡内快速 radiative cooling 和化学富集触发形成,初期可达336 km高空并以C6H6和HCN ices为主,随季节演化其高度下降、成分复杂化,最终在春季消散。该研究首次构建了半球尺度的季节性云循环模型,预测下一北半球极地云将于2027年出现,为 Dragonfly 任务等后续观测提供理论框架。
17and pink 16, and those from the Composite Infrared Spectrometer(CIRS)observations are shown in purple22. The altitude estimated from Voyager measurements is indicated with an orange star3. The polar cloud evolves between altitudes of 75 and 336 km.Below 75 km, the region remains supersaturated in minor species throughout the year. b Simulated evolution of the zonally averaged mass mixing ratio of each ice above 75 km(color solid curves) and between 30 and 75 km(color dashed curves). Vertical lines correspond to key phases of the polar cloud evolution, depending on Titan's season and solar longitude(Ls):(a) March 2009(Ls=355.7°), end of southern summer, before cloud formation;(b) April 2012(Ls=32.1°),first detection of the southern polar cloud16;(c) June 2012(Ls=34.5°),observation of the cloud patch near Titan's south pole17;(d) July 2013(Ls=47.7°) and(e)February 2015(Ls=65.3°), detection of C6H6 ice in the southern polar cloud22;(f) April 2017(Ls= 89.7°), end of southern autumn, last observation of the southern polar cloud14;(g) May 2022(Ls=146.5°),mid-southern winter, corresponding season of the northern polar cloud observation in December 200612;(h) December 2024(Ls= 175.7°), corresponding season of the northern late-winter annular opacity feature observation12;(i) October 2028(Ls=224.2°),beginning of southern spring, analogous season of northern polar cloud dissipation14;(j)January 2030(Ls=239.9°), disappearance of the polar cloud in the model during the second half of spring.'>
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