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Three-dimensional Modeling of Hot Jupiter Atmospheric Flows

  • Authors: Emily Rauscher and Kristen Menou

RAUSCHER & MENOU 2010 The Astrophysical Journal 714 1334.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 5.

Temperature–pressure profiles at six points around the planet: the substellar point (thin solid), the antistellar point (dotted), the equator at the east terminator (dashed), the equator at the west terminator (dot-dashed), the north pole (triple-dot-dashed), and the south pole (long dashed). The thick solid lines show the radiative relaxation (forcing) temperature profiles at the substellar point and on the nightside above 10 bar, as well as the initial temperature profiles below 10 bar (where there is no radiative forcing by construction). Note the presence of a dynamically induced temperature inversion ("stratosphere") at the substellar point and significant deviations from radiative equilibrium all around the limb.

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