A shallow convective model for Jupiter's alternating wind bands

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Chan, K L ^a   Mayr, H G ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JUPITER; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND VELOCITY; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 57649131079     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003124     Document Type: Article

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