Ingersoll, Andrew P. and Cuzzi, Jeffrey N. (1969) Dynamics of Jupiter's Cloud Bands. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 26 (5). pp. 981-985. ISSN 0022-4928. doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1969)026<0981:DOJCB>2.0.CO;2. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:INGjas69b
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The observed zonal motion of Jupiter's atmosphere near the cloud tops is investigated assuming geostrophic balance and a systematic temperature difference between light and dark bands. Excellent agreement is obtained between observed velocities and those predicted from the thermal wind relation with the temperature and rotation rate of the deep atmosphere independent of latitude. The light bands are found to be warmer than the dark bands. This model is inconsistent with a monotonic variation of insolation as the only energy source for the flow. The barotropic stability criterion is also applied to the observed motion, and it appears that the necessary criterion for instability is approached but not exceeded in mid-latitude regions.
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Additional Information: | © American Meteorological Society 1969. (Manuscript received May 15, 1969) It is a pleasure to thank Drs. Gierasch and Stone for valuable comments on this work. Financial support was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under Grant NGL 05-002-003. Contribution No. 1637 of the Division of Geological Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. | ||||||
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