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A model for the vertical sound speed and absorption profiles in Titan's atmosphere based on Cassini-Huygens data

Petculescu, Andi; Achi, Peter

Measurements of thermodynamic quantities in Titan's atmosphere during the descent of Huygens in 2005 are used to predict the vertical profiles for the speed and intrinsic attenuation (or absorption) of sound. The calculations are done using one author's previous model modified to accommodate non-ideal equations of state. The vertical temperature p…