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Publications and source records attributed to Kaminski, C..
We report the first multi-filter set of absolutely-calibrated near-infrared images of Uranus, its rings, and three major satellites - Titania, Ariel, and Miranda.
Observations of local intensity variations in the 300-800 micron solar continuum are presented. Two-beam difference observations were used to determine power spectrum statistics of small temporal variations over the frequency range 0.1-20 mHz. A significant enhancement in spectral power (about 5 K rms) is found for frequencies between 3 and 7 mHz. These and higher frequency variations are attributed to adiabatic response of the chromospheric medium to compression waves.
The thermal emission from Io during eclipse by Jupiter yields data from which the total thermal flux from the volcanoes on the satellite surface can be estimated. Thermal infrared observations in spectral bands between 3.5 and 30 microns of five Io eclipse reappearances and one eclipse disappearance are reported and discussed. The thermal emission of the volcanoes which occurs almost all of the time was determined from the Io heat flux data. The thermal observations of Io are discussed with respect to previous thermophysical theories.