NASA NTRS · 19940010709
A global traveling wave on Venus
Abstract
The dominant large-scale pattern in the clouds of Venus has been described as a 'Y' or 'Psi' and tentatively identified by earlier workers as a Kelvin wave. A detailed calculation of linear wave modes in the Venus atmosphere verifies this identification. Cloud feedback by infrared heating fluctuations is a plausible excitation mechanism. Modulation of the large-scale pattern by the wave is a possible explanation for the Y. Momentum transfer by the wave could contribute to sustaining the general circulation.
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Smith, Michael D., Gierasch, Peter J., Schinder, Paul J.. 1993-09-16. A global traveling wave on Venus. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19940010709
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