Constraints on deep-seated zonal winds inside Jupiter and Saturn

• Published in: Icarus
• Main Authors: Liu, Junjun, Goldreich, Peter M., Stevenson, David J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2008
• Subjects: magnetic fields; atmospheres; dynamics; interiors; Jupiter; Polar Science
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2007.11.036

The atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn exhibit strong and stable zonal winds. How deep the winds penetrate unabated into each planet is unknown. Our investigation favors shallow winds. It consists of two parts. The first part makes use of an Ohmic constraint; Ohmic dissipation associated with the pla...