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DOI | 10.1002/2017GL075792 |
Topographical and Local Time Dependence of Large Stationary Gravity Waves Observed at the Cloud Top of Venus | |
Kouyama, T.1; Imamura, T.2; Taguchi, M.3; Fukuhara, T.3; Sato, T. M.4; Yamazaki, A.4; Futaguchi, M.5; Murakami, S.4; Hashimoto, G. L.6; Ueno, M.7; Iwagami, N.8; Takagi, S.9; Takagi, M.10; Ogohara, K.11; Kashimura, H.7; Horinouchi, T.9; Sato, N.12; Yamada, M.13; Yamamoto, Y.4; Ohtsuki, S.8; Sugiyama, K.14; Ando, H.9; Takamura, M.3; Yamada, T.3; Satoh, T.4; Nakamura, M.4 | |
2017-12-28 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 44期号:24 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Japan |
英文摘要 | The existence of large stationary gravity waves was discovered during Akatsuki's first observation sequence in 2015. In this study, the further detection of large stationary gravity waves in brightness temperature images over a 1.5year period is reported. The waves periodically appeared mostly above four specific highland regions in the low latitudes when these regions were in the local afternoon. The wave amplitudes attenuated after the wave locations passed beyond the evening terminator, and the locations of the waves tended to slowly drift eastward over their lifetimes. The appearances of stationary waves depend not only on surface topography but also on latitude and local time, suggesting that solar heating during the daytime and atmospheric structure affected by solar heating may control the excitation and propagation of stationary waves. Plain Language Summary The Japanese Venus satellite Akatsuki has repeatedly found large atmospheric waves with north-south lengths, which sometimes reach more than 10,000km at the cloud top level on Venus (altitude similar to 70 km). These waves have repeatedly appeared above the Venusian highlands in low latitudes, such as Aphrodite Terra. Interestingly, the waves appeared and became clearer each time the highlands passed from noon to evening; therefore, they can be regarded as daily Venusian phenomena. Despite westward wind speeds reaching 100ms(-1) at the cloud top level (known as atmospheric superrotation), the east-west propagation speeds of the large waves were nearly zero, and the waves stayed above their initial locations (stationary). This means that the origin of the waves could be the highland terrains below. Because waves can transport energy via propagation, stationary waves may transport atmospheric energy from the lower atmosphere to the cloud top level and may affect the speed of the superrotation. The existence and regular appearance of the large stationary waves indicate a continuous interaction between the lower and upper atmospheres on Venus via wave propagation, which provides a novel perspective of the Venusian atmosphere. |
英文关键词 | Venus atmosphere stationary waves Akatsuki thermal infrared |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000422954700038 |
WOS关键词 | INFRARED CAMERA ONBOARD ; MONITORING CAMERA ; CLIMATE-ORBITER ; ATMOSPHERE ; AKATSUKI ; CIRCULATION ; EXPRESS |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/26255 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Tokyo, Japan; 2.Univ Tokyo, Dept Complex Sci & Engn, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan; 3.Rikkyo Univ, Dept Phys, Tokyo, Japan; 4.Japan Aerosp Explorat Agcy, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan; 5.Toho Univ, Dept Radiol, Tokyo, Japan; 6.Okayama Univ, Dept Earth Sci, Okayama, Japan; 7.Kobe Univ, Ctr Planetary Sci, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; 8.Senshu Univ, Sch Commerce, Tokyo, Japan; 9.Hokkaido Univ, Fac Environm Earth Sci, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan; 10.Kyoto Sangyo Univ, Div Sci, Kyoto, Japan; 11.Univ Shiga Prefecture, Sch Engn, Hikone, Japan; 12.Tokyo Gakugei Univ, Sch Educ, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; 13.Chiba Inst Technol, Narashino, Chiba, Japan; 14.Matsue Coll, Natl Inst Technol, Matsue, Shimane, Japan |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Kouyama, T.,Imamura, T.,Taguchi, M.,et al. Topographical and Local Time Dependence of Large Stationary Gravity Waves Observed at the Cloud Top of Venus[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2017,44(24). |
APA | Kouyama, T..,Imamura, T..,Taguchi, M..,Fukuhara, T..,Sato, T. M..,...&Nakamura, M..(2017).Topographical and Local Time Dependence of Large Stationary Gravity Waves Observed at the Cloud Top of Venus.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,44(24). |
MLA | Kouyama, T.,et al."Topographical and Local Time Dependence of Large Stationary Gravity Waves Observed at the Cloud Top of Venus".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 44.24(2017). |
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