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In a previous study a permanent isolated vortex like the Great Red Spot of Jupiter was obtained as a statistical equilibrium for the classical quasigeostrophic model of atmospheric motion on rapidly rotating planets. We provide here a theoretical basis for this work and relate it to a previous model of the spot (Rossby soliton).
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Michel, J., Robert, R. Statistical mechanical theory of the great red spot of jupiter. J Stat Phys 77, 645–666 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02179454
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