Simulating Jupiter’s weather layer. Part I: Jet spin-up in a dry atmosphere

We investigate the dynamics of Jupiter's upper troposphere and lower stratosphere using a General Circulation Model that includes two-stream radiation and optional heating from below. Based on the MITgcm dynamical core, this is a new generation of the Oxford Jupiter model [Zuchowski, L.C. et al...

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Main Authors: Young, R, Read, P, Wang, Y
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018