Wave-mean flow interactions in the atmospheric circulation of tidally locked planets

We use a linear shallow-water model to investigate the global circulation of the atmospheres of tidally locked planets. Simulations, observations, and simple models show that if these planets are sufficiently rapidly rotating, their atmospheres have an eastward equatorial jet and a hot-spot east o...

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Auteurs principaux: Hammond, M, Pierrehumbert, R
Format: Journal article
Publié: IOP Publishing 2018