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Re:Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Likely a Massive Heat Source by 00098345 on Thursday July 28, 2016 @08:13PM (#12184223)
The current understanding of waves on a liquid surface is attributed to a clear boundary between two fluids with a density difference and a velocity gradient. Gravity plays no role in this.

Kelvin-Helmholtz instability: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin%E2%80%93Helmholtz_insta...

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Re:Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Likely a Massive Heat Source by hellabites on Friday July 29, 2016 @01:29PM (#12188367)
Two fluids with a density difference and a velocity gradient usually have a common force acting upon them, e.g. gravity, which enforces so-said interface. Perturbations to the average interface are restored via this force, and these perturbations are called gravity waves.

KH Instabilities give rise to gravity waves.

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