Date: Thu, 12-Nov-2009
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Location: CSS 2316
Speaker: Valeria Cottini (GSFC)
Title: Infrared space-borne spectroscopy of Mars and Venus: Atmospheric Composition from Mars Express and Venus Express data
Abstract: The atmospheric composition of Mars and Venus and the retrieval of the abundance of its relevant minor gases can be achieved by the use of infrared space-borne spectroscopy and analisys of the outcoming radiation from the planet atmosphere and the comparison of these data with models, computed by use of radiative transfer, which reproduce the physical properties of the atmosphere. In this seminar I'm going to present some results on the search for minor species in the Martian and Venusian atmosphere with an important impact on the global knowledge of dynamics, physical process and evolution of the atmosphere.
For further information please contact PALS coordinator Dr. Jian-Yang Li at jyli@astro.umd.edu, 301-405-2103.
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