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Allison, M. and Atkinson, D.H. (2001). Galileo Probe Doppler residuals as the wave-dynamical signature of weakly stable, downward-increasing stratification in Jupiter's deep wind layer. Geophysical Research Letters 28: doi: 10.1029/2001GL012927. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Doppler radio tracking of the Galileo probe-to-orbiter relay, previously analyzed for its in situ measure of Jupiter's zonal wind at the equatorial entry site, also shows a record of significant residual fluctuations apparently indicative of varying vertical motions. Regular oscillations over pressure depth in the residual Doppler measurements of roughly 1--8 Hz (increasing upward), as filtered over a 134 sec window, are most plausibly interpreted as gravity waves, and imply a weak, but downward increasing static stability within the 5--20 bar region of Jupiter's atmosphere. A matched extension to deeper levels of an independent inertial stability constraint from the measured vertical wind shear at 1--4 bars is roughly consistent with a static stability of ~0.5 K/km near the 20 bar level, as independently detected by the probe Atmospheric Structure Instrument. Âż 2001 American Geophysical Union |
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Keywords
Planetology, Fluid Planets, Atmospheres—structure and dynamics, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Planetary meteorology (5445, 5739) |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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