Abstract: The form of the diurnal thermal wave driven by a harmonically oscillating ground temperature into a semi-infinite homogeneous non-grey absorbing atmosphere is studied, neglecting convection and molecular conduction. Results ...

Abstract: A meridional cell, with rising motion near the equator and sinking near the poles, transports angular momentum upward in an atmosphere whenever equatorial regions of the atmosphere have an angular momentum surplus relative ...

Abstract: The energy relationships for an atmosphere are reviewed and it is pointed out that the role of viscous dissipation can be examined from either a mechanical or a thermodynamic point of view. An entropy integral is derived ...

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Abstract: We have computed radiative decay times for thermal disturbances near the cloud tops of Jupiter and conclude that they are much larger than probable dynamical time constants. Under these circumstances radiative equilibrium ...

Abstract: If Mars has permanent CO2 polar caps, atmospheric heat transport may cause the atmospheric pressure to be extremely sensitive to variations of solar heating at the poles. This could happen because atmospheric heating depends ...

Abstract: We examine a propagating wave interpretation of the temperature profile features observed in the Jovian upper atmosphere by Veverka et al. Inertia-gravity waves with frequencies on the order of 3 ? 10?3 sec?1 are consistent ...

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Abstract: The nature of global-scale waves that can exist in the atmosphere of Venus is examined. A linear three-dimensional model atmosphere with spherical geometry is used to study large-scale forced and free waves. Solutions are ...