Heating of Jupiter’s upper atmosphere above the Great Red Spot

J. O’Donoghue (), L. Moore, T. S. Stallard and H. Melin
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J. O’Donoghue: Center for Space Physics, Boston University
L. Moore: Center for Space Physics, Boston University
T. S. Stallard: University of Leicester
H. Melin: University of Leicester

Nature, 2016, vol. 536, issue 7615, 190-192

Abstract: The upper atmosphere above Jupiter’s Great Red Spot—the largest storm in the Solar System—is hundreds of degrees hotter than anywhere else on the planet; the heating must come from below, suggesting coupling between Jupiter’s lower and upper atmospheres, probably the result of upwardly propagating acoustic or gravity waves.

Date: 2016
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