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EPIC model simulation of the final stage of the merger between the White Ovals BE and FA. Left panel shows observations at the indicated dates, showing cloud field. Right panel shows normalized potential vorticity. From Fig. 7 of Morales-Juberias, R., A. Sanchez-Lavega, and T.E. Dowling, 2003. Icarus 166, 63-74. EPIC simulations of the merger of Jupiter's White Ovals BE and FA: altitude-dependent behavior. [pdf]

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.......EPIC model of a Jovian hotspot by Showman & Dowling (2000).

The Galileo Probe sounded Jupiter's atmosphere at the southern rim of a hotspot, similar to the position of the black diamond in the figure above. The wind shear seen there is similar to what the Galileo Probe Doppler wind experiment measured. Significantly, the model wind shear is a strong function of position, implying that the Probe wind profile may not represent the entire planet.

Showman, A.P. and T.E. Dowling, 2000. Science 289, 1737-1740. [pdf]

EPIC model prediction of the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9) on Jupiter, from Fig. 2b of

Harrington, J., R. P. LeBeau, K.A. Backes, and T.E. Dowling, 1994. Nature 368, 525-527. Dynamic response of Jupiter's atmosphere to the impact of comet Shohemaker-Levy 9. [pdf]

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