[21] Jupiter’s SEB Revival in 2010/11:  Analysis of the early stages.

Jupiter's SEB Revival in 2010/11:  Analysis of the early stages

John Rogers (British Astronomical Association)
with data from Hans-Jörg Mettig, Gianluigi Adamoli, Michel Jacquesson & Marco Vedovato (JUPOS project).

Summary:

This report summarises the completion of the SEB Fade, and the progress of the SEB Revival from 2010 Nov.9 to 2011 Jan.13.  Fifteen white, methane-bright plumes appeared, 7 being at the source and 6 (plus smaller ones) along the leading edge of the central branch; their positions and motions are reported.  Each plume at the source appeared to form the focal point of a large coherent cell, and these cells constituted the central branch.  The southern branch showed remarkable changes in the form of the spots and in the wind profile of the retrograding jet, details of which are given in separate Report no.22.  The northern branch developed more slowly.  These results provide an interesting comparison with the SEB Revival in 2007, and they substantiate previous descriptions of SEB Revivals with much greater precision.
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John H. Rogers, Ph.D.

Jupiter Section Director.
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