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Modeling Jupiter's cloud bands and decks. 2. Distribution and motion of condensates

Icarus 200:2 (2009) 563-573

Authors:

LC Zuchowski, YH Yamazaki, PL Read

Abstract:

A simple jovian cloud scheme has been developed for the Oxford Planetary Unified model System (OPUS). NH3-ice, NH4SH-solid, H2O-ice and H2O-liquid clouds have been modeled in Southern hemisphere limited area simulations of Jupiter. We found that either three or four of the condensates existed in the model. For a deep atmospheric water abundance close to solar composition, an NH3-ice deck above 0.7 bar, an NH4SH-solid deck above 2.5 bar and a H2O-liquid deck with a base at about 7.5 bar and frozen cloud tops formed. If a depleted deep water abundance is assumed, however, a very compact cloud structure develops, where an H2O-ice cloud forms by direct sublimation above 3 bar. The condensates constitute good tracers of atmospheric motion, and we have confirmed that zonal velocities determined from manual feature tracking in the modeled cloud layers agree reasonably well with the modeled zonal velocities. Dense and elevated clouds form over latitudes with strong atmospheric upwelling and depleted clouds exist over areas with strong downwelling. In the NH3-ice deck this leads to elevated cloud bands over the zones in the domain and thin clouds over the belts, which is consistent with the observationally deduced distribution. Due to changes in the vertical velocity pattern in the deeper atmosphere, the NH4SH-solid and water cloud decks are more uniform. This modeled cloud structure thus includes the possibility of more frequent water cloud observations in belts, as this deeper deck could be more easily detected under areas with thin NH3-ice clouds. Large scale vortices appeared spontaneously in the model and were characterized by elevated NH3-ice clouds, as expected from observations. These eddies leave the most discernible imprint on the lighter condensate particles of the uppermost layer. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Kronos: exploring the depths of Saturn with probes and remote sensing through an international mission

Experimental Astronomy Springer Nature 23:3 (2009) 977-980

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B Marty, T Guillot, A Coustenis, the Kronos consortium, N Achilleos, Y Alibert, S Asmar, D Atkinson, S Atreya, G Babasides, K Baines, T Balint, D Banfield, S Barber, B Bézard, GL Bjoraker, M Blanc, S Bolton, N Chanover, S Charnoz, E Chassefière, JE Colwell, E Deangelis, M Dougherty, P Drossart, FM Flasar, T Fouchet, R Frampton, I Franchi, D Gautier, L Gurvits, R Hueso, B Kazeminejad, T Krimigis, A Jambon, G Jones, Y Langevin, M Leese, E Lellouch, J Lunine, A Milillo, P Mahaffy, B Mauk, A Morse, M Moreira, X Moussas, C Murray, I Mueller-Wodarg, TC Owen, S Pogrebenko, R Prangé, P Read, A Sanchez-Lavega, P Sarda, D Stam, G Tinetti, P Zarka, J Zarnecki, J Schmidt, H Salo
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Kronos: exploring the depths of Saturn with probes and remote sensing through an international mission

Experimental Astronomy Springer Nature 23:3 (2009) 947

Authors:

B Marty, T Guillot, A Coustenis, the Kronos consortium, N Achilleos, Y Alibert, S Asmar, D Atkinson, S Atreya, G Babasides, K Baines, T Balint, D Banfield, S Barber, B Bézard, GL Bjoraker, M Blanc, S Bolton, N Chanover, S Charnoz, E Chassefière, JE Colwell, E Deangelis, M Dougherty, P Drossart, FM Flasar, T Fouchet, R Frampton, I Franchi, D Gautier, L Gurvits, R Hueso, B Kazeminejad, T Krimigis, A Jambon, G Jones, Y Langevin, M Leese, E Lellouch, J Lunine, A Milillo, P Mahaffy, B Mauk, A Morse, M Moreira, X Moussas, C Murray, I Mueller-Wodarg, TC Owen, S Pogrebenko, R Prangé, P Read, A Sanchez-Lavega, P Sarda, D Stam, G Tinetti, P Zarka, J Zarnecki
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Mars environment and magnetic orbiter model payload

Experimental Astronomy Springer Nature 23:3 (2009) 761-783

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B Langlais, F Leblanc, T Fouchet, S Barabash, D Breuer, E Chassefière, A Coates, V Dehant, F Forget, H Lammer, S Lewis, M Lopez-Valverde, M Mandea, M Menvielle, A Pais, M Paetzold, P Read, C Sotin, P Tarits, S Vennerstrom, G Branduardi-Raymont, G Cremonese, JGM Merayo, T Ott, H Rème, JG Trotignon, JE Walhund
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Synchronization in a coupled two-layer quasigeostrophic model of baroclinic instability-Part 1: Master-slave configuration

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics 16:4 (2009) 543-556

Authors:

AA Castrejón-Pita, PL Read

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Synchronization is studied using a pair of diffusively-coupled, two-layer quasi-geostrophic systems each comprising a single baroclinic wave and a zonal flow. In particular, the coupling between the systems is in the well-known master-slave or one-way configuration. Nonlinear time series analysis, phase dynamics, and bifurcation diagrams are used to study the dynamics of the coupled system. Phase synchronization, imperfect synchronization (phase slips), or complete synchronization are found, depending upon the strength of coupling, when the systems are either in a periodic or a chaotic regime. The results of investigations when the dynamics of each system are in different regimes are also presented. These results also show evidence of phase synchronization and signs of chaos control.
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