Gravity waves in Jupiter's equatorial clouds observed by the Galileo orbiter

A reanalysis of Galileo images of Jupiter's Equatorial Zone obtained in 1999 and 2001 reveals the presence of trains of cloud bands, probably generated by gravity waves, similar to those seen in Voyager 1 and 2 (1979) and New Horizons (2007) images. No such waves have been found in a similar an...

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Published in:	Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) Vol. 202; no. 1; pp. 358 - 360
Main Authors:	Arregi, J., Rojas, J.F., Hueso, R., Sánchez-Lavega, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01-07-2009 Elsevier
Subjects:	Astronomy atmosphere Atmospheres dynamics Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Jupiter Solar system Jupiter Atmospheres atmosphere Dynamics Models Solar system Jupiter planet Gravity waves
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Summary:	A reanalysis of Galileo images of Jupiter's Equatorial Zone obtained in 1999 and 2001 reveals the presence of trains of cloud bands, probably generated by gravity waves, similar to those seen in Voyager 1 and 2 (1979) and New Horizons (2007) images. No such waves have been found in a similar analysis of the Cassini flyby (2000) dataset. We present the properties of these waves and discuss them in the context of previously proposed models and observations.
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ISSN:	0019-1035 1090-2643
DOI:	10.1016/j.icarus.2009.03.028