Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1774189 | Icarus | 2011 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We study the evolution of the 19 July 2009 impact cloud in Jupiter at 58°S latitude. ⺠The impact cloud expanded zonally from ⼠5000 km to 225,000 km in 3.5 months. ⺠Expansion was due to the zonal winds and their meridional and vertical shears. ⺠Nonlinear simulations with EPIC code indicates low vertical wind shears at the impact latitudes. ⺠The cloud reflectivity decreased in time exponentially with a characteristic scale of 15 days.
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Authors
A. Sánchez-Lavega, G.S. Orton, R. Hueso, S. Pérez-Hoyos, L.N. Fletcher, E. GarcÃa-Melendo, J.M. Gomez-Forrellad, I. de Pater, M. Wong, H.B. Hammel, P. Yanamandra-Fisher, A. Simon-Miller, N. Barrado-Izagirre, F. Marchis, O. Mousis, J.L. Ortiz,