Polar vortex formation in giant planet atmospheres under moist convection

A strong cyclonic vortex has been observed on each of Saturn’s poles, coincident with a local maximum in observed tropospheric temperature. Neptune also exhibits a relatively warm, although much more transient, region on its south pole. Whether similar features exist on Jupiter will be resolved by t...

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Published in:Nature Geoscience
Main Authors: O'Neill, Morgan E., Emanuel, Kerry Andrew, Flierl, Glenn Richard
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Subjects:
South Pole
Jupiter
Saturn
South pole
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100773

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