Modeling Jupiter's cloud bands and decks. 1. Jet scale meridional circulations

Icarus

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 548-562

  Zuchowski, L C ^a   Yamazaki, Y H ^a   Read, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atmosphere; Atmospheres; dynamics; Jovian planets; Jupiter

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849134461     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.024     Document Type: Article

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