Abstract: We have extended our previous calculations of zonally averaged temperature, circulation, and eddy source requirements for the Venus atmosphere to include the region from the surface to 95 km, using a Curtis matrix method ...

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: For the solar heating and zonal wind profiles observed in the Venus atmosphere (below 80 km) we have calculated the eddy source pattern required to maintain the zonally averaged circulation. In the cloud-top region (45-75 ...

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Abstract: We have calculated the equilibrium zonal wind structure resulting from the interaction of the semidiurnal tide and the mean meridional circulation driven by the zonally averaged solar heating above the Venus cloud base. ...

Abstract: Sampling retrievals of high-accuracy first-moment statistics constitute a central concern for climate research. Considered here is the important case of brightness temperature retrievals from a selection of possible orbits. ...