beta plane corrections to nonlinear atmospheric flow patterns application to jupiters great red spot (GRS) drift dynamics
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| author | Abimbola, Oladiran Johnson |
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| contents | The Great Red Spot (GRS) of Jupiter has been observed for over a century, with researchers studying its characteristics and dynamics, including its size, depth, movement, and interactions with its environment. Recently, the f-plane thin-shell asymptotic analysis was used to explain some of the GRS features, but the method failed to capture the observed westward drift of the GRS. In this study, the f-plane theory was extended by including the Rossby parameter in the β-plane approximation and using the dimensionless Rossby deformation parameter γ, to systematically apply perturbation theory. The westward drift velocity of 3.7 m/s was analytically predicted, which is 95% in agreement with the observed 3.9 m/s. The observed 90-day oscillation in drift rate was explained. Also explained is the north-south asymmetry in circulation patterns. The universality of the \b{eta}-plane theory was demonstrated by its application to the vortices on Saturn, Neptune and Earth, without free parameters. It was demonstrated in this study that for the understanding of long-lived atmospheric vortex dynamics, the planetary vorticity gradient is very critical. |
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| spellingShingle | beta plane corrections to nonlinear atmospheric flow patterns application to jupiters great red spot (GRS) drift dynamics Abimbola, Oladiran Johnson Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics 14J60 F.2.2 The Great Red Spot (GRS) of Jupiter has been observed for over a century, with researchers studying its characteristics and dynamics, including its size, depth, movement, and interactions with its environment. Recently, the f-plane thin-shell asymptotic analysis was used to explain some of the GRS features, but the method failed to capture the observed westward drift of the GRS. In this study, the f-plane theory was extended by including the Rossby parameter in the β-plane approximation and using the dimensionless Rossby deformation parameter γ, to systematically apply perturbation theory. The westward drift velocity of 3.7 m/s was analytically predicted, which is 95% in agreement with the observed 3.9 m/s. The observed 90-day oscillation in drift rate was explained. Also explained is the north-south asymmetry in circulation patterns. The universality of the \b{eta}-plane theory was demonstrated by its application to the vortices on Saturn, Neptune and Earth, without free parameters. It was demonstrated in this study that for the understanding of long-lived atmospheric vortex dynamics, the planetary vorticity gradient is very critical. |
| title | beta plane corrections to nonlinear atmospheric flow patterns application to jupiters great red spot (GRS) drift dynamics |
| topic | Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics 14J60 F.2.2 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.21928 |