The Pluto System After New Horizons
SA Stern, WM Grundy, WB McKinnon… - Annual Review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The New Horizons (NH) flyby of the Pluto–Charon binary planet and its system of four small
surrounding satellites in mid-2015 revolutionized our knowledge of this distant planet and its …
surrounding satellites in mid-2015 revolutionized our knowledge of this distant planet and its …
Formation of silicate and titanium clouds on hot Jupiters
We present the first application of a bin-scheme microphysical and vertical transport model
to determine the size distribution of titanium and silicate cloud particles in the atmospheres …
to determine the size distribution of titanium and silicate cloud particles in the atmospheres …
Transit signatures of inhomogeneous clouds on hot Jupiters: insights from microphysical cloud modeling
We determine the observability in transmission of inhomogeneous cloud cover on the limbs
of hot Jupiters through post-processing a general circulation model to include cloud …
of hot Jupiters through post-processing a general circulation model to include cloud …
New Horizons observations of the atmosphere of Pluto
GR Gladstone, LA Young - Annual Review of Earth and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
New Horizons data provide a snapshot of the current state of Pluto's atmosphere. Winds are
slow and mostly controlled by sublimation of surface ices. Molecular nitrogen is the primary …
slow and mostly controlled by sublimation of surface ices. Molecular nitrogen is the primary …
Atmospheric regimes and trends on exoplanets and brown dwarfs
X Zhang - Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
A planetary atmosphere is the outer gas layer of a planet. Besides its scientific significance
among the first and most accessible planetary layers observed from space, it is closely …
among the first and most accessible planetary layers observed from space, it is closely …
Deflating super-puffs: impact of photochemical hazes on the observed mass–radius relationship of low-mass planets
The observed mass–radius relationship of low-mass planets informs our understanding of
their composition and evolution. Recent discoveries of low-mass, large-radius objects (" …
their composition and evolution. Recent discoveries of low-mass, large-radius objects (" …
Global chemistry and thermal structure models for the hot Jupiter WASP-43b and predictions for JWST
Global Chemistry and Thermal Structure Models for the Hot Jupiter WASP-43b and Predictions
for JWST - IOPscience This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you agree to our …
for JWST - IOPscience This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you agree to our …
Sedimentation efficiency of condensation clouds in substellar atmospheres
Condensation clouds in substellar atmospheres have been widely inferred from spectra and
photometric variability. Up until now, their horizontally averaged vertical distribution and …
photometric variability. Up until now, their horizontally averaged vertical distribution and …
Structure and composition of Pluto's atmosphere from the New Horizons solar ultraviolet occultation
The Alice instrument on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft observed an ultraviolet solar
occultation by Pluto's atmosphere on 2015 July 14. The transmission vs. altitude was …
occultation by Pluto's atmosphere on 2015 July 14. The transmission vs. altitude was …
Global-mean vertical tracer mixing in planetary atmospheres. I. Theory and fast-rotating planets
X Zhang, AP Showman - The Astrophysical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Most chemistry and cloud formation models for planetary atmospheres adopt a one-
dimensional (1D) diffusion approach to approximate the global-mean vertical tracer …
dimensional (1D) diffusion approach to approximate the global-mean vertical tracer …