Turbulent convection in rapidly rotating spherical shells: A model for equatorial and high latitude jets on Jupiter and Saturn
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The latitudinal difference in jet and vortex structure is likely driven by the topographical beta effect, which is stronger near the equator and promotes axisymmetric jets, while at higher latitudes the beta effect decreases and the system approaches a rotating plane layer where giant vortices are favored.
“This is likely driven by the topographical β effect, due to the spherical shell geometry, which is stronger near the equator, promoting strong axisymmetric jets, while, at higher latitudes, the β -effect decreases and the system approaches a rotating plane layer where the formation of giant vortices is favored”
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe number and widths of the zonal jets are likely determined by the zonal flow strength and the topographic beta effect.
“the number and the widths of the zonal jets are likely determined by the zonal flow strength and the topographic β effect [26].”
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Section 3.2 relates jet wavelength to both flow velocity and the topographic β-parameter, while Section 2 links the number of high-latitude jets to their velocity-dependent wavelength. But Section 6 says the equatorial jet does not appear to follow Rhines scaling and that its width instead seems controlled by the size of the equatorial region. The claim is therefore too broad if it applies to all zonal jets. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredDeep-flow models that posit intrinsic heat fluxes as the sole driver of the flow can generate equatorial superrotation, but they use heat fluxes more than 10^6 times larger than those observed.
“For example, deep-flow models that posit intrinsic heat fluxes as the sole driver of the flow can generate equatorial superrotation, but they use heat fluxes more than 10 6 times larger than those observed (e.g., Heimpel and Aurnou 2007).”
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- Authors
- Heimpel, M., & Aurnou, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Heimpel, Moritz
- Venue
- Icarus
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-04
- Volume
- 187
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 540-557
- ISSN
- 0019-1035 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2018072329
- Cited by
- 122
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 3.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- escholarship.org
- Locations
- Icarus (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Computational Mechanics › Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Keywords
- zonal jets, turbulent convection, Jupiter, Saturn, equatorial jet, geostrophic turbulence, tangent cylinder, beta parameter, jet width, planetary interiors
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