Characteristic zonal winds and long-lived vortices in the atmospheres of the outer planets
- 1 June 1994
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science
- Vol. 4 (2) , 113-122
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.165998
Abstract
The cameras on board the NASA Voyager spacecraft provided a survey of cloud systems within the atmospheres of the giant planets and allowed determination of zonal wind patterns, which constrain long-lived cloud systems. The basic atmospheric circulations are compared and long-lived cloud features are reviewed. The basic structure of the Great Red Spot is reviewed and the tendency of the spot to drift at −4 m s−1 or −2 m s−1 is presented.Keywords
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