5 papers
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…
Water vapor buoyancy and the African easterly jet
Heng Quan, Da Yang, William Boos +4
The African easterly jet (AEJ) is a prominent circulation feature in the tropical atmosphere. It transports mineral dust and generates easterly waves that serve as seeds for hurric…
Influence of penetration depth on jets on giant planets: equatorial jet direction, jet numbers, and jet energy fraction
Yaoxuan Zeng, Wanying Kang, Glenn R. Flierl +1
It remains puzzling why, despite their similar nature, Jupiter and Saturn possess a prograde equatorial jet, whereas Uranus and Neptune have a retrograde one. To understand this di…
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…
Symmetric instability in a Boussinesq fluid on a rotating planet
Yaoxuan Zeng, Malte F. Jansen
Symmetric instability has broad applications in geophysical and planetary fluid dynamics. It plays a crucial role in the formation of mesoscale rainbands at mid-latitudes on Earth,…