Solar Radiation Incident at the Top of the Atmosphere of Uranus and Neptune

摘要

The latitudinal and seasonal variation of the direct solar radiation incident at the top of the atmosphere of Uranus and Neptune was calculated based on updating values for the period of axial rotation and the oblateness. Values for the solar radiation are given in W/sqm. The solar radiation averaged over a season and a year as a function of planetocentric latitude is reviewed. The ratio of the solar radiation incident on an oblate planet to that incident on a spherical planet is shown.