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Wave activity in Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt from near‐infrared reflectivity observations

Abstract:: High spatial resolution images of Jupiter at 1.58–2.28 μm are used to track and characterize a wave pattern observed in 2017 at a planetocentric latitude of 14°N. The wave pattern has a wave number of 18 and spans ∼5° in latitude. One bright crest remains stationary in System III longitude, while the remaining crests move slowly westward. The bright and dark regions of the near‐infrared wave pattern are caused by variations in the vertical location of the upper tropospheric haze layer. A comparison with thermal infrared observations shows a correlation with temperature anomalies in the upper troposphere. The results are consistent with a Rossby wave, generated by flow around a stationary vortex.

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Giles, R., Orton, G., Stephens, A., Wong, M., Irwin, P., Sinclair, J., & Tabataba‐Vakili, F. (2019). Wave activity in Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt from near‐infrared reflectivity observations. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(3), 1232–1241.

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Giles, R., et al. “Wave Activity in Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt from near‐Infrared Reflectivity Observations.” Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 46, no. 3, American Geophysical Union, 2019, pp. 1232–41.

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Giles, R, G Orton, A Stephens, M Wong, P Irwin, J Sinclair, and F Tabataba‐Vakili. 2019. “Wave Activity in Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt from near‐Infrared Reflectivity Observations.” Geophysical Research Letters 46 (3): 1232–41.
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ORCID:: 0000-0002-7665-6562

+ Orton, G More by this author

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+ Stephens, A More by this author

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+ Wong, M More by this author

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ORCID:: 0000-0003-2804-5086

+ Irwin, P More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Physics
Sub department:: Atmos Ocean & Planet Physics
Oxford college:: St Anne's College
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0002-6772-384X

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Grant:: ST/N00082X/1

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union
Journal:: Geophysical Research Letters More from this journal
Volume:: 46
Issue:: 3
Pages:: 1232-1241
Publication date:: 2019-02-13
Acceptance date:: 2019-02-05
DOI:: 10.1029/2018gl081858
EISSN:: 1944-8007
ISSN:: 0094-8276

Language:: English
Pubs id:: pubs:976405
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Source identifiers:: 976405
Deposit date:: 2019-02-26

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