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Conjecture on superrotation in planetary atmospheres - A diffusion model with mixing length theoryThe component of rigid shell superrotation on Venus is discussed in the context of comparative planetary atmospheres. A simplified, heuristic analysis, utilizing mixed length theory to describe the small scale nonlinear advections of energy and angular momentum, thereby providing a closure of the dynamic system, is presented, on the basis of which a crude estimate of zonal velocity is made. The rigid shell (global average) component on Venus was calculated to be 105 m/sec.
Document ID
19860025794
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Mayr, H. G.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Harris, I.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Hartle, R. E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Schatten, K. H.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Chan, K. L.
(Applied Research Corp. Landover, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 5
Issue: 9, 19
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
86A10532
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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