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American Geophysical Union, Journal of Geophysical Research, E3(106), p. 5099-5105, 2001

DOI: 10.1029/2000je001287

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A High-Resolution, Three-Dimensional Model of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

The turbulent flow at the periphery of the Great Red Spot (GRS) contains many fine-scale filamentary structures, while the more quiescent core, bounded by a narrow high- velocity ring, exhibits organized, possibly counterrotating, motion. Past studies have neither been able to capture this complexity nor adequately study the effect of vertical stratification L(sub R)(zeta) on the GRS. We present results from a series of high-resolution, three-dimensional simulations that advect the dynamical tracer, potential vorticity. The detailed flow is successfully captured with a characteristic value of L(sub R) approx. equals 2000 km, independent of the precise vertical stratification profile.