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Outer
Atmospheric Dynamics
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Jupiter produces ~2 times
as much heat than it receives from the Sun!
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Probably residual heat from
formation
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larger bodies cool more slowly
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Jupiter rotates rapidly
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Convection cells broken by
rotation (like Earth)
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Zones (light) upwelling
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Belts (dark) downdraft
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Fastest winds in belt/zone
boundary (500 km/hr)
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Whitish clouds tend to be
high, cooler
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Brown ovals are holes in
clouds, show warmer layers below
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Exception: Great Red Spot
rises to high altitudes
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