Vorticity Conservation Analysis for Jupiter's Atmosphere using Juno and JOVIAL-JIVE

The atmospheric dynamics of Jupiter constrain the interior structure of the planet, and yield significant insight in to the global evolution of the gas giant. For a proper analysis of the dynamics, an analysis of the vorticity gradient is required, as well as how the vorticity relates to global seismic modes. We use high resolution velocity maps from the JOVIAL-JIVE project to perform vorticity analysis at the mid-latitudes. We investigate the divergences of the wind fields at the polar regions, quantify the latitudinal vorticity gradient, and explore the temporal evolution of the mid-latitude vorticity. We further entertain the possibility of vortex driven acoustic modes corresponding to Jovian oscillations.