Hydraulic jump simulation (VIDEO)

University of Tokyo

Caption

This cross section of the Venusian atmosphere shows a numerical simulation of a hydraulic jump in action. The color indicates the “potential temperature,” which represents the atmospheric material surface. The jump appears as a stepwise transition of the material surface.

Credit

T. Imamura, Y. Maejima, K. Sugiyama et al., 2026

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License

CC BY

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