Three Worlds in One: Venus as a Natural Laboratory for the Effect of Rotation Period on Atmospheric Circulation
Because of its rotation period of 243 days, Venus is considered a slowly rotating planet. However, its persistent superrotating atmospheric jets, which increase in speed from surface to cloud tops, effectively set a faster rotation speed than the surface rotation. Using the Venus Planetary Climate M...
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IOP Publishing
2025-01-01
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| Serier: | The Astrophysical Journal Letters |
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| Online adgang: | https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adade9 |