The Planet Surface Rotational Warming Phenomenon

Cassini mosaic of Rhea

Size comparison of Earth (right), the Moon (left top), and Rhea (left down)

10. Rhea’s (Saturn’s satellite) Mean Surface Temperature calculation

Tmean.rhea

So = 1.362 W/m² (So is the Solar constant)

Rhea’s albedo: arhea = 0,949 (geometric)

1/R² = 1/9,5826² = 1/91,826 = 0,010890

Rhea is a heavy cratered planet, so the Φ = 1

Rhea's surface is ice crust

cp.rhea = 1 cal/gr*oC

Rhea’s sidereal rotation period is 4,518212 days

Rhea performs N = 1/4,518212 rotations /per day, synchronous

β = 150 days*gr*oC/rotation*cal – it is the Planet Surface Solar Irradiation INTERACTING-Emitting Universal Law constant

σ = 5,67*10⁻⁸ W/m²K⁴, a Stefan-Boltzmann constant

Rhea’s mean surface temperature equation Tmean.rhea is

Tmean.rhea = [ Φ (1-a) So (1/R²) (β*N*cp)¹∕ ⁴ /4σ ]¹∕ ⁴

Τmean.rhea = { 1*(1-0,949)*1.362 W/m² *0.010890*[150*(1/4,518212)*1]¹∕ ⁴ /4*5,67*10⁻⁸ W/m²K⁴ }¹∕ ⁴ = 

Tmean.rhea = 53,19 K

Tsat.rhea = min 53 K, max 99 K

The temperature on Rhea is 99 K (−174 °C) in direct sunlight and between 73 K (−200 °C) and 53 K (−220 °C) in the shade.

We don’t have data for the Rhea’s Bond albedo. We have data only for Rhea’s Geometric albedo: arhea = 0,949 (geometric) But such a high albedo doesn’t leave enough sunlight in our equation; therefore the Planet- Without-Atmosphere Mean Surface Temperature Equationa is based on the Bond Albedo and not on Geometric Albedo.

Tsat.rhea = min 53 K, max 99 K

 

Te.rhea = [ Φ (1-a) So (1/R²) /4σ ]¹∕ ⁴

Τe.rhea = [ 1*(1-0,949)*1.362 W/m² *0.010890* /4*5,67*10⁻⁸ W/m²K⁴ ]¹∕ ⁴ =

Te.rhea = 42,735 K

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The faster a planet rotates (n2>n1) the higher is the planet’s average (mean) temperature T↑mean:

Tmin→ T↑mean ← Tmax

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