Meridional Distribution of Zonal Wind in the Runaway Greenhouse State (Animation)
The time evolution of zonal wind in Experiment S1800 is
illustrated below. With the passage of time, the strengths of the
subtropical jets increase and the positions of the jets shift to
higher layers. Above the equator, the region of westerly winds that
is present in the initial period gradually moves upward. This region
of westerly winds is crushed because of Rayleigh friction and
disappears after Day 800.
Animation 1: Time evolution of the meridional zonal
wind distribution (m/sec) in Experiment S1800.
