Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have created a new computer model of Jupiter's hydrological cycle. It turns out that the water vapor condenses in the clouds and sprinkles in the form of rain in an unstable atmosphere of the giant planet. The study was published in the Materials of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAs).
Modeling results have shown that water on Jupiter is unequally distributed. This will help scientists understand how the water could reach the country, because Jupiter was the first planet formed in the solar system and affected the orbits of other planets.
"While we focus on Jupiter, we will eventually want to develop a theory of water and atmospheric dynamics, which can be used on other planets, including exoplabilacies," said the post-researcher at the leading author of the Huma Genn, Professor Andrew Ingersol Group.
Jupiter's fast rotation (where it only takes about 10 hours) creates visible volatile zones in his atmosphere. According to the new model, instability in the subtropical and medium latitudes leads to precinctness that water leads to deeper, making the lower atmosphere more moist.
Scientists plan to expand the model on the entire planet and check it on its applicability to other gas giants, uranium and Neptune, where chemicals, such as methane, unequal distribution.
Translation of: Euromedia24.com
