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Description: This figure shows temperature profiles in the stratosphere and thermosphere of Uranus. Approximate altitudes are also indicated. The shaded area is the layer with a high hydrocarbon abundance. The data of the blue curve are from Herbert et al.[1] The data of of the green curve are from [2] References ↑ Herbert, Floyd; Sandel, B.R.; Yelle, R.V.; et.al. (1987). "The Upper Atmosphere of Uranus: EUV Occultations Observed by Voyager 2" (PDF). J. of Geophys. Res. 92: 15,093-15,109. (Table 1) ↑ Bishop, J.; Atreya, S.K.; Herbert, F.; and Romani, P. (1990). "Reanalysis of Voyager 2 UVS Occultations at Uranus: Hydrocarbon Mixing Ratios in the Equatorial Stratosphere" (PDF). Icarus 88: 448–463. DOI:10.1016/0019-1035(90)90094-P (Table 1)
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