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Cómo las ondas y la turbulencia mantienen la súper rotación de la atmósfera de Venus
Takeshi Horinouchi1,2, Yoshi-Yuki Hayashi3, Shigeto Watanabe4
1Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. horinout@ees.hokudai.ac.jp.
Resumen
Venus también.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias
- Dinámica atmosférica
- Meteorología de Venus
Sus antecedentes:
- Venus exhibe una rápida rotación atmosférica, conocida como súper rotación, significativamente más rápida que su superficie.
- Comprender los mecanismos que mantienen esta súper rotación en las capas de nubes de Venus es crucial para el modelado atmosférico.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar los procesos responsables de mantener la súper rotación atmosférica de Venus utilizando datos de la nave espacial Akatsuki.
- Identificar las funciones específicas de las ondas atmosféricas, la turbulencia y la circulación en el mantenimiento de los vientos de alta velocidad.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de los datos de la nave espacial Akatsuki, centrado en las capas de nubes de Venus.
- Investigando la interacción entre la circulación inducida térmicamente, las ondas atmosféricas y la turbulencia.
Principales resultados:
- Una circulación latitudinal-vertical inducida térmicamente homogeneizará la distribución del momento angular.
- Las mareas térmicas transportan el momento angular, manteniendo el pico de rotación cerca de la parte superior de la nube en latitudes bajas.
- Las olas a escala planetaria y la turbulencia contrarrestan la circulación, mientras que las inestabilidades hidrodinámicas ajustan el impulso en las latitudes medias.
Conclusiones:
- La súper rotación en Venus se mantiene por un equilibrio entre la circulación atmosférica y el transporte de ondas / turbulencias del momento angular.
- Las mareas térmicas juegan un papel clave en el mantenimiento del pico de rotación en latitudes bajas.
- Es probable que las inestabilidades hidrodinámicas contribuyan a los ajustes de la distribución del impulso en las latitudes medias.
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