Opacity Models

Karpowicz work on H2O Vapor under Jovian Conditions

  • Karpowicz, B. M. (2010), In search of water vapor on Jupiter: Laboratory measurements of the microwave properties of water vapor and simulations od Jupiter's microwave emission in support of the Juno mission, Ph.D. thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology.
    Source Data/Model

H2O Vapor under Jovian Conditions

  • Goodman, G. C. (1969), Models of Jupiter’s atmosphere, Ph.D. thesis, University of Illinois.
    Matlab source [goodman_h2o.zip, 605 Bytes]
  • DeBoer, D. R. (1995), The microwave opacity of H2S with applications to the tropospheric vertical structure of the Jovian planets, Ph.D. thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology. With corrections as published in de Pater, I., D. Deboer, M. Marley, R. Freedman, and R. Young (2005), Retrieval of water in Jupiter’s deep atmosphere using microwave spectra of its brightness temerature, Icarus, 173 (2), 425–447.
    Matlab source [DeBoer_h2o.zip, 2.7 KB]

NH3 under Jovian Conditions

  • Hanley, T. R. and P. G. Steffes, and B.M. Karpowicz (2009), A new model of the hydrogen and helium-broadened microwave opacity of ammonia based on extensive laboratory measurements, Icarus (In Press). [Hanley_steffes.zip,Experiment Data]
  • Mohammed, P. N., and P. G. Steffes (2003), Laboratory measurements of the Ka-band (7.5 mm to 9.2 mm) opacity of phosphine (PH3 ) and ammonia (NH3 ) under simulated conditions for the Cassini-Saturn encounter, Icarus, 166, 425–435, doi:10.1016/S0019- 1035(03)00275- 6.
    Matlab source [mohammed_steffes_Ka.zip,Mohammed_steffes_W.zip]
  • Joiner, J., and P. G. Steffes (1991), Modeling of Jupiter’s millimeter wave emission utilizing laboratory measurements of ammonia (NH3) opacity, Journal of Geophysical Research, 96, 17,463–+.
    Matlab source [joiner_steffes.zip]
  • Spilker, T. R. (1993), New laboratory measurements on ammonia’s inversion spectrum, with implications for planetary atmospheres, Journal of Geophysical Research, 98, 5539–5548.
    Matlab source [spilker.zip]
  • Berge, G. L., and S. Gulkis (1976), Earth-based radio observations of Jupiter - Millimeter to meter wave- lengths, in IAU Col loq. 30: Jupiter: Studies of the Interior, Atmosphere, Magnetosphere and Satellites, edited by T. Gehrels, pp. 621–692.
    Matlab source [berge_gulkis.zip]

H2S under Jovian Conditions

  • Deboer, D. R., and P. G. Steffes (1994), Laboratory measurements of the microwave properties of H2S under simulated Jovian conditions with an application to Neptune, Icarus, 109, 352–366, doi:10.1006/icar.1994. 1099.
    Matlab source [DeBoer_h2s.zip, 9.1 KB]

H2 Collisional absorption under Jovian Conditions

  • Goodman, G. C. (1969), Models of Jupiter’s atmosphere, Ph.D. thesis, University of Illinois.
    Matlab source [goodman_h2.zip, 589 Bytes]
  • Borysow, J., L. Trafton, L. Frommhold, and G. Birnbaum (1985), Modeling of pressure-induced far- infrared absorption spectra Molecular hydrogen pairs, The Astrophysical Journal, 296, 644–654, doi: 10.1086/163482.
    Matlab source [borysow_h2.zip, 7.7 KB]
    Fortran source.
  • Joiner, J., and P. G. Steffes (1991), Modeling of Jupiter’s millimeter wave emission utilizing laboratory measurements of ammonia (NH3) opacity, Journal of Geophysical Research, 96, 17,463–+.
    Matlab source [joiner_h2.zip, 556 Bytes]
  • Modified Borysow Code (above) with modification as suggested by Orton, G. S., M. Gustafsson, M. Burgdorf, and V. Meadows (2007), Revised ab initio models for the H2-H2 collision induced absorption at low temperatures, Icarus, 189, 544–549.
    Matlab source [borysow_orton_et_al_modification_h2.zip, 7.7 KB]