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Science 28 December 1973:
Vol. 182. no. 4119, pp. 1346 - 1348
DOI: 10.1126/science.182.4119.1346
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Jupiters Great Red Spot: A Free Atmospheric Vortex?

Andrew P. Ingersoll 1

1 Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91109

A simple hydrodynamic model yields steady-state solutions with many of the properties of the Great Red Spot and the neighboring belts and zones of Jupiter. No special forcing mechanism is necessary to maintain the circulation of the Spot. This is consistent with observations which indicate that the Great Red Spot and the zones have similar dynamic properties.


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