The equatorial jet speed on tidally locked planets. I. Terrestrial planets
The atmospheric circulation of tidally locked planets is dominated by a superrotating eastward equatorial jet. We develop a predictive theory for the formation of this jet, proposing a mechanism in which the three-dimensional stationary waves induced by the day–night forcing gradient produce an equa...
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Aineistotyyppi: | Journal article |
Kieli: | English |
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American Astronomical Society
2020
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