PLANETARY VORTICES AND JUPITER VERTICAL STRUCTURE

Authors
Citation
Gp. Williams, PLANETARY VORTICES AND JUPITER VERTICAL STRUCTURE, J GEO R-PLA, 102(E4), 1997, pp. 9303-9308
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary","Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS
ISSN journal
21699097 → ACNP
Volume
102
Issue
E4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
9303 - 9308
Database
ISI
SICI code
2169-9097(1997)102:E4<9303:PVAJVS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Measurements of the vertical structure of Jupiter's circulation have r ecently been made near the equator by the Galileo spacecraft probe. In other regions, planetary vortices exist selectively; for a limited ra nge of generic (exponential) vertical forms and can be used to probe t he atmospheric structure theoretically. A study of vortex genesis with a three-dimensional numerical model produces reasonably realistic sim ulations of the Great Red Spot for both the generic and galilean forms , provided that Jupiter's winds do not extend much beyond a 500 km dep th. However, the actual depth of the winds remains uncertain.