Dynamics of convectively driven banded jets in the laboratory

The banded organization of clouds and zonal winds in the atmospheres of the outer planets has long fascinated observers. Several recent studies in the theory and idealized modeling of geostrophic turbulence have suggested possible explanations for the emergence of such organized patterns, typically...

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Main Authors: Read, P, Yamazaki, Y, Lewis, SR, Williams, P, Wordsworth, R, Miki-Yamazaki, K, Sommeria, J, Didelle, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007