3 papers
astro-ph.EP2024
ExoCubed: A Riemann-Solver based Cubed-Sphere Dynamic Core for Planetary Atmospheres
Sihe Chen, Cheng Li
The computational fluid dynamics on a sphere is relevant to global simulations of geophysical fluid dynamics. Using the conventional spherical-polar (or lat-lon) grid results in a…
astro-ph.EP2024
Jupiter's Polar Vortex Crystals Explored using the Shallow Water Equations
Sihe Chen, Andrew P. Ingersoll, Cheng Li
At the poles of Jupiter, cyclonic vortices are clustered together in patterns made up of equilateral triangles called vortex crystals. Such patterns are seen in laboratory flows bu…
astro-ph.EP2024
Deciphering Pluto's Haze: How a Solar-Powered Vapor-Pressure Plume Shapes Its Bimodal Particle Size Distribution
Sihe Chen, Danica Adams, Siteng Fan +3
Combining findings from New Horizons' suite of instruments reveals a bimodal haze particle distribution within Pluto's atmosphere, which haze models have not been able to reproduce…