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Microwave observations reveal the deep extent and structure of Jupiter's atmospheric vortices.
Bolton, S J; Levin, S M; Guillot, T; Li, C; Kaspi, Y; Orton, G; Wong, M H; Oyafuso, F; Allison, M; Arballo, J; Atreya, S; Becker, H N; Bloxham, J; Brown, S T; Fletcher, L N; Galanti, E; Gulkis, S; Janssen, M; Ingersoll, A; Lunine, J L; Misra, S; Steffes, P; Stevenson, D; Waite, J H; Yadav, R K; Zhang, Z.
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  • Bolton SJ; Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  • Levin SM; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Guillot T; Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France.
  • Li C; Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Kaspi Y; Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.
  • Orton G; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Wong MH; Carl Sagan Center for Research, SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA, USA.
  • Oyafuso F; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Allison M; Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA.
  • Arballo J; Department of Astronomy, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
  • Atreya S; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Becker HN; Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Bloxham J; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Brown ST; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
  • Fletcher LN; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Galanti E; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
  • Gulkis S; Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.
  • Janssen M; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Ingersoll A; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Lunine JL; Department of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Misra S; Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
  • Steffes P; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Stevenson D; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Waite JH; Department of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
  • Yadav RK; Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  • Zhang Z; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Science ; 374(6570): 968-972, 2021 Nov 19.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34709937
ABSTRACT
Jupiter's atmosphere has a system of zones and belts punctuated by small and large vortices, the largest being the Great Red Spot. How these features change with depth is unknown, with theories of their structure ranging from shallow meteorological features to surface expressions of deep-seated convection. We present observations of atmospheric vortices using the Juno spacecraft's Microwave Radiometer. We found vortex roots that extend deeper than the altitude at which water is expected to condense, and we identified density inversion layers. Our results constrain the three-dimensional structure of Jupiter's vortices and their extension below the clouds.
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