Solitary Rossby waves in the presence of vertical shear

Details Solitary Rossby waves in the presence of vertical shear Solitary Rossby waves in the presence of vertical shear

Oct 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jats...37.2243w&link_type=abstract

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, vol. 37, Oct. 1980, p. 2243-2247.

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Atmospheric Circulation, Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Waves, Shear Flow, Solitary Waves, Vertical Air Currents, Atmospheric Models, Atmospheric Stratification, Jupiter Red Spot, Space Exploration

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The effects of vertical shear on regular neutral mode Rossby solitons driven by a horizontal shear are investigated in light of the proposition that certain features in the Jupiter atmosphere may be explained by solitary Rossby waves. Consideration is given to a two-layer quasi-geostrophic model in which the motion in each layer consists of a different zonal shear flow, with vertical shear concentrated at the interface between the layers. In the case of a strong vertical shear, it is found that only a very restricted set of flows will admit Rossby neutral model solitons. For the more realistic case of a weak vertical shear, results indicate similar, but latitudinally shifted, wave patterns in each layer. It is noted that no such slant has yet been detected in the Great Red Spot.

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