A global traveling wave on Venus

Details A global traveling wave on Venus A global traveling wave on Venus

May 1992

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Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 256, no. 5057, May 1, 1992, p. 652-655. Research supported by NASA.

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Traveling Waves, Venus Atmosphere, Venus Clouds, Atmospheric Circulation, Atmospheric Temperature, Galileo Spacecraft, Imaging Techniques, Propagation Modes, Wave Propagation

Scientific paper

The dominant large-scale pattern in the clouds of Venus has been described as a 'Y' or 'Psi' and tentatively identified by earlier workers as a Kelvin wave. A detailed calculation of linear wave modes in the Venus atmosphere verifies this identification. Cloud feedback by infrared heating fluctuations is a plausible excitation mechanism. Modulation of the large-scale pattern by the wave is a possible explanation for the Y. Momentum transfer by the wave could contribute to sustaining the general circulation.

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