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Moist convection and the vertical structure and water abundance of Jupiter's atmosphereThe cumulative effects of an ensemble of moist convective plumes on a conditionally unstable atmosphere are predicted by a model of moist convection on Jupiter in which the heating/cooling and drying/moistening of the environment occur through (1) compensating subsidence, (2) detrainment of updraft air at cloud tops, and (3) the evaporation and melting of falling condensate. Parahydrogen is transported as a passive tracer. Pure moist convective, mixed moist-dry convective, and primarily dry convective regimes are possible, depending on the assumed deep-water abundance, efficiency of condensate evaporation, and initial temperature profile.
Document ID
19900041680
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Del Genio, Anthony D.
(NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies New York, United States)
Mcgrattan, Kevin B.
(Centel Federal Services Corp. New York, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 84
ISSN: 0019-1035
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
90A28735
Distribution Limits
Public
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