Changing Face of the Extrasolar Giant Planet, HD 209458b

Details Changing Face of the Extrasolar Giant Planet, HD 209458b Changing Face of the Extrasolar Giant Planet, HD 209458b

2002-09-11

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0209227v2

Astrophys.J. 587 (2003) L117-L120

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 1 ps figure, 2 low-res color figures (JPEG). Figure 3 updated. Contact authors for hi-res versions of color figures.

Scientific paper

10.1086/375016

High-resolution atmospheric flow simulations of the tidally-locked extrasolar giant planet, HD 209458b, show large-scale spatio-temporal variability. This is in contrast to the simple, permanent day/night (i.e., hot/cold) picture. The planet's global circulation is characterized by a polar vortex in motion around each pole and a banded structure corresponding to ~3 broad zonal (east-west) jets. For very strong jets, the circulation-induced temperature difference between moving hot and cold regions can reach up to ~1000 K, suggesting that atmospheric variability could be observed in the planet's spectral and photometric signatures.

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