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Table 1
Physical constants and parameters used in the Jupiter DYNAMICO GCM simulations.
| Orbital constants | ||
|---|---|---|
| rp | 4.95 au | Perihelion |
| ra | 5.46 au | Aphelion |
| Ty | 10470 dJ | Revolution period |
| Planetary constants | ||
| RJ | 7.1492 × 107 m | Planetary radius |
| σ | 3.13° | Obliquity |
| Ω | 1.758 × 10−4 s−1 | Rotation rate |
| dJ | 35 740 s | Length of a Jovian day |
| g | 24.79 m s−2 | Acceleration of gravity |
| 𝓕int | 7.48 W m−2 | Internal heat flux |
| Atmospheric constants | ||
| μ | 2.3 g mol−1 | Mean molecular mass |
| CP | 11 500 J K−1 kg−1 | Specific heat capacity |
| Boundaries | ||
| p0 | 10 bar | Bottom pressure |
| Discretization | ||
| nɀ | 32 | Number of vertical layers |
| N | 160 | Icosahedron edge division |
| δtdyn | 111 . 6875 s | Dynamical time step |
| δtphy | 0.025 dJ | Physical time step |
| δtrad | 20 dJ | Radiative time step |
| Dissipation | ||
| τD | 104s | Relaxation time scale |
| nD | 2 | Laplacian order |
| Rayleigh friction | ||
| τR | 4 × 105 s | Relaxation time scale |
| φR | 16° | Minimum latitude |
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