title: A critical review on the dynamics of Jovian atmospheres.
abstract: Some basic theoretical issues of the Jovian atmospheric dynamics are discussed. Those include the depth of the motions, thermal convection both with deep and shallow configurations, the two-dimensional turbulence theory and its relevance. The refractive index analysis is suggested to interpret the coherent structures like Jupiter's Great Red Spot in terms of Charney-Drazin constraint based on the observations. A possibility of Jovian data assimilation is proposed as a future direction.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Atmospheric Research, UCAR Visiting Scientist Program, P. O. Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307-3000.
authors.forename: Jun-Ichi
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Yano