木星における浸透的コンベクションとゾーンフロー
1K. Zhang, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA, and Department of Mathematics, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QJ, UK. G. Schubert, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics and Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
まとめ
木星の内部にある深層のコンベクションは,大気風を駆動する可能性があります. 回転効果により,このコンベクションが外層に浸透し,木星で観測されたゾナルの風パターンを発生させます.
科学分野:
- 惑星科学 惑星科学
- 流体力学 流体力学とは
- 大気物理学 大気物理学
背景:
- ガリレオ探査機のデータによると,木星のゾーン風は,内部深層のコンベクションから発生している.
- 最近のモデルは,木星の外部内部の潜在的放射性/非コンベクティブ層を示しており,深層コンベクションの表面到達範囲を疑問視しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 熱コンベクションが木星の表面にどれだけ深く広がるかを理論的にモデル化するために.
- 木星の観測されたゾナル風場の生成を説明するために.
主な方法:
- 回転効果と球状幾何学を組み込んだ理論モデルを開発した.
- 木星の深い内部におけるシミュレーションされた熱コンベクションと,外層との相互作用.
主要な成果:
- 深い木星の内部コンベクションが,外側の非コンベクティブ層に浸透できることを実証した.
- 貫通コンベクションロールが平均ゾーン風を効率的に生成することを示した.
- モデルのゾナル風の振幅は,対流運動の振幅を超えており,木星の雲レベルの観測と一致しています.
結論:
- ローテーションと幾何学の影響を受ける深層の熱コンベクションは,木星の大気圏風を駆動することができます.
- 貫通コンベクションは,木星の観測された風場を維持するための実行可能なメカニズムを提供します.
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