Jupiter in 2013/14: Interim report no.6  (2014 March)

John Rogers (BAA), including data from the JUPOS team (Gianluigi Adamoli, Michel Jacquesson, Hans-Jörg Mettig, Marco Vedovato).

Summary:

This report summarises the state of Jupiter’s atmosphere up to 2014 March, with numerous images and maps from observers.  All regions are basically normal, and there have been only minor changes since our last report in December.  This report includes details of interesting phenomena in the S3 domain, the STBn jet, the Equatorial Region, and the N1 (N. Temperate) domain.  The N. Temperate domain has been divided into 8 sectors during this apparition, including two mini-rifted sectors of the NTB which appear to have generated two darkened sectors of the NTZ called N. Temperate Disturbances.  In mid-Feb., two new mini-rifted regions appeared: one was notable for the brilliant white spot which initiated it, and the other was notable for the very dark spot which it soon generated in the NTZ.

Report text (PDF): Report-no6-2014March_final

Full-size figures (ZIP file):  Report-no-6_Figures

Figures (small copies: PDF):  Report-no6_Figure-minis