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Parameterizing slantwise convection in icy moon oceans
Yaoxuan Zeng, Malte F. Jansen
Convection in icy moon oceans is strongly influenced by rotation, organizing into slantwise columnar structures aligned with the planetary rotation axis. They generate significant…
Slantwise convection and heat transport in icy moon oceans
Yaoxuan Zeng, Malte F. Jansen
Ocean heat transport on icy moons shapes the ice shell topography, a primary observable of these moons. Two key processes control the heat transport: baroclinic instability driven…
The effect of salinity on ocean circulation and ice-ocean interaction on Enceladus
Yaoxuan Zeng, Malte F. Jansen
Observational data suggest that the ice shell on Enceladus is thicker at the equator than at the pole, indicating an equator-to-pole ice flow. If the ice shell is in an equilibrium…
Energetic constraints on ocean circulations of icy ocean worlds
Malte F. Jansen, Wanying Kang, Edwin Kite +1
Globally ice-covered oceans have been found on multiple moons in the solar system and may also have been a feature of Earth's past. However, relatively little is understood about t…
The Effect of Ocean Salinity on Climate and Its Implications for Earth's Habitability
Stephanie L. Olson, Malte F. Jansen, Dorian S. Abbot +2
The influence of atmospheric composition on the climates of present-day and early Earth has been studied extensively, but the role of ocean composition has received less attention.…
In icy ocean worlds, size matters!
Wanying Kang, Malte Jansen
The ice shell and subsurface ocean on icy worlds are strongly coupled together -- heat and salinity flux from the ice shell induced by the ice thickness gradient drives circulation…
Ocean Circulation on Enceladus With a High Versus Low Salinity Ocean
Yaoxuan Zeng, Malte F. Jansen
Previous studies that have considered the ocean circulation on Enceladus have generally assumed the salinity to be Earth-like. However, according to observations and geochemical co…
No Snowball on Habitable Tidally Locked Planets with a Dynamic Ocean
Jade H. Checlair, Stephanie L. Olson, Malte F. Jansen +1
Terrestrial planets orbiting within the habitable zones of M-stars are likely to become tidally locked in a 1:1 spin:orbit configuration and are prime targets for future characteri…
Oceanographic Considerations for Exoplanet Life Detection
Stephanie L. Olson, Malte Jansen, Dorian S. Abbot
Liquid water oceans are at the center of our search for life on exoplanets because water is a strict requirement for life as we know it. However, oceans are dynamic habitats---and…
Scaling Relations for Terrestrial Exoplanet Atmospheres from Baroclinic Criticality
Thaddeus D. Komacek, Malte F. Jansen, Eric T. Wolf +1
The macroturbulent atmospheric circulation of Earth-like planets mediates their equator-to-pole heat transport. For fast-rotating terrestrial planets, baroclinic instabilities in t…