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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

Caption: Figure 9.

Upper-level zonal-mean zonal wind in two-level runs with no drag (dashed lines), our reference drag value (solid lines, corresponding to damping time of 4 rotation periods), and strong drag (dotted lines, corresponding to a damping time of 0.4 rotation periods).

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