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🌬 Planetary Jet Stream - 2D Thermal Wind, Rossby Meanders and Planet Rotation

2D companion of the planetary jet stream sim: thermal-wind jet speed from the equator-to-pole temperature contrast, Coriolis parameter and beta from the rotation period, Rossby-wave phase speed and the stationary wavelength, with three numerical checks.

Space & Astronomy2DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Jet StreamThermal WindRossby WavesCoriolis Effect

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install