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Mechanisms of Superrotation in Slowly Rotating and Tidally Locked Planets

  • Authors: Quentin Nicolas, Geoffrey K. Vallis

Quentin Nicolas and Geoffrey K. Vallis 2026 The Planetary Science Journal 7 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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Vertical discretization of the two-level atmospheric model. A staggered grid is employed, where pressure velocity is defined on the full levels p = 0, p0/2, and p0 and horizontal velocities, geopotential heights, and potential temperatures are defined on the half levels p1 = p0/4 and p2 = 3p0/4.

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