Atmospheric sub-rotation

Phenomenon where a planet's atmosphere rotates slower than the planet itself From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Atmospheric sub-rotation or subrotation is the phenomenon where a planet's atmosphere rotates slower than the planet itself. It can be observed in the averaged motion of the Earth's troposphere and on the ice giant planets Neptune and Uranus.[1][2][3]

The reverse phenomenon is known as atmospheric super-rotation.

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