Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) Observations of Titan 2004–2017

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dc.contributor.authorNixon, Conor A.
dc.contributor.authorAnsty, Todd M.
dc.contributor.authorLombardo, Nicholas A.
dc.contributor.authorBjoraker, Gordon L.
dc.contributor.authorAchterberg, Richard K.
dc.contributor.authorAnnex, Andrew M.
dc.contributor.authorRice, Malena
dc.contributor.authorRomani, Paul N.
dc.contributor.authorJennings, Donald E.
dc.contributor.authorSamuelson, Robert E.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Carrie M.
dc.contributor.authorCoustenis, Athena
dc.contributor.authorBezard, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorVinatier, Sandrine
dc.contributor.authorLellouch, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorCourtin, Regis
dc.contributor.authorTeanby, Nicholas A.
dc.contributor.authorCottini, Valeria
dc.contributor.authorFlasar, F. Michael
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-28T16:06:35Z
dc.date.available2020-01-28T16:06:35Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-11
dc.description.abstractFrom 2004 to 2017, the Cassini spacecraft orbited Saturn, completing 127 close flybys of its largest moon, Titan. Cassini’s Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS), one of 12 instruments carried on board, profiled Titan in the thermal infrared (7–1000 μm) throughout the entire 13 yr mission. CIRS observed on both targeted encounters (flybys) and more distant opportunities, collecting 8.4 million spectra from 837 individual Titan observations over 3633 hr. Observations of multiple types were made throughout the mission, building up a vast mosaic picture of Titan’s atmospheric state across spatial and temporal domains. This paper provides a guide to these observations, describing each type and chronicling its occurrences and global-seasonal coverage. The purpose is to provide a resource for future users of the CIRS data set, as well as those seeking to put existing CIRS publications into the overall context of the mission, and to facilitate future intercomparison of CIRS results with those of other Cassini instruments and ground-based observations.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/ab3799en_US
dc.format.extent2 filesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2xqye-relu
dc.identifier.citationNixon, Conor A.; Ansty, Todd M.; Lombardo, Nicholas A.; Bjoraker, Gordon L.; Achterberg, Richard K.; Annex, Andrew M.; Rice, Malena; Romani, Paul N.; Jennings, Donald E.; Samuelson, Robert E.; Anderson, Carrie M.; Coustenis, Athena; Bezard, Bruno; Vinatier, Sandrine; Lellouch, Emmanuel; Courtin, Regis; Teanby, Nicholas A.; Cottini, Valeria; Flasar, F. Michael; Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) Observations of Titan 2004–2017; The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Volume 244, Number 1 (2019); https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/ab3799en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ab3799
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/17114
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe American Astronomical Societyen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Center for Space Sciences and Technology
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dc.subjectinfrareden_US
dc.subjectplanetary systemsen_US
dc.subjectinstrumentationen_US
dc.subjectinterferometersen_US
dc.subjectplanets and satellitesen_US
dc.subjectatmospheresen_US
dc.subjectspace vehiclesen_US
dc.subjectspectroscopicen_US
dc.titleCassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) Observations of Titan 2004–2017en_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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