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The Transition to Superrotation in Terrestrial Atmospheres
Jonathan L. Mitchell, Geoffrey K. Vallis
We show that by changing a single non-dimensional number, the thermal Rossby number, global atmospheric simulations with only axisymmetric forcing pass from an Earth-like atmospher…
The Mechanical Greenhouse: Burial of Heat by Turbulence in Hot Jupiter Atmospheres
Andrew N. Youdin, Jonathan L. Mitchell
The intense irradiation received by hot Jupiters suppresses convection in the outer layers of their atmospheres and lowers their cooling rates. "Inflated" hot Jupiters, i.e., those…
Generalized Milankovitch Cycles and Longterm Climatic Habitability
David S. Spiegel, Sean N. Raymond, Courtney D. Dressing +2
Although the Earth's orbit is never far from circular, terrestrial planets around other stars might experience substantial changes in eccentricity that could lead to climate change…