HISTORICALLY NUMERICAL STUDIES ON THE DYNAMICS OF GAS GIANT ATMOSPHERES HAVE FOCUSED EITHER ON THE MOLECULAR (ELECTRICALLY NEUTRAL) OUTER LAYER OR THE METALLIC (ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING) INTERIOR. THE FORMER ARE INTERESTED IN EXPLAINING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RELATIVELY SHALLOW FLOWS SUCH AS JETS AND VORTICES SEEN ON THE SURFACES OF JUPITER SATURN AND HOT JUPITERS.

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cambridge MA

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