ZONAL VELOCITY AND TEXTURE IN THE JOVIAN ATMOSPHERE INFERRED FROM VOYAGER IMAGES

被引:79
作者
INGERSOLL, AP
BEEBE, RF
COLLINS, SA
HUNT, GE
MITCHELL, JL
MULLER, P
SMITH, BA
TERRILE, RJ
机构
[1] NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV,DEPT ASTRON,LAS CRUCES,NM 88003
[2] UNIV ARIZONA,DEPT PLANETARY SCI,TUCSON,AZ 85721
[3] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,PASADENA,CA 91103
[4] UNIV LONDON UNIV COLL,LONDON WC1E 6BT,ENGLAND
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10.1038/280773a0
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Measurements of the latitudinal profile of zonal velocity are used to estimate the absolute vorticity gradient. A classification scheme of small features visible at resolutions of 100 km or better is presented. © 1979 Nature Publishing Group.
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页码:773 / 775
页数:3
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