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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Volume 662, Issue 2, Pages L115-L118Publisher
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/519374
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infrared : general; infrared : stars; planetary systems; stars : atmospheres; turbulence
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Physical conditions in the atmospheres of tidally locked, slowly rotating hot Jupiters correspond to dynamical circulation regimes with Rhines scales and Rossby deformation radii comparable to the planetary radii. Consequently, the large spatial scales of moving atmospheric structures could generate significant photospheric variability. Here we estimate the level of thermal infrared variability expected in successive secondary eclipse depths, according to hot Jupiter turbulent shallow-layer models. The variability, at the few percent level or more in models with strong enough winds, is within the reach of Spitzer measurements. Eclipse depth variability is thus a valuable tool to constrain the circulation regime and global wind speeds in hot Jupiter atmospheres.
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