Advanced Net Flux Radiometer for the Ice Giants
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DOI: 10.1007/s11214-019-0630-x
Abstract: The design of an advanced Net Flux Radiometer (NFR), for inclusion as a payload on a future Ice Giants probe mission, is given. The Ice Giants NFR (IG-NFR) will measure the upward and downward radiation… read more here.
Keywords: ice giants; net flux; advanced net; flux radiometer ... See more keywords
Atmospheric Electricity at the Ice Giants
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DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-00647-0
Abstract: Lightning was detected by Voyager 2 at Uranus and Neptune, and weaker electrical processes also occur throughout planetary atmospheres from galactic cosmic ray (GCR) ionisation. Lightning is an indicator of convection, whereas electrical processes away… read more here.
Keywords: ice giants; atmospheric electricity; electricity ice; chemistry ... See more keywords
Tracing the Origins of the Ice Giants Through Noble Gas Isotopic Composition
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DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-00723-5
Abstract: The current composition of giant planet atmospheres provides information on how such planets formed, and on the origin of the solid building blocks that contributed to their formation. Noble gas abundances and their isotope ratios… read more here.
Keywords: building blocks; noble gas; ice giants; gas ... See more keywords
The first dedicated ice giants mission
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DOI: 10.1126/science.ade8446
Abstract: Description The mysteries of the Uranus system can be unlocked through interdisciplinary exploration Uranus and Neptune are commonly called ice giants because they have a greater percentage of heavy elements compared to the gas giants,… read more here.
Keywords: first dedicated; dedicated ice; ice; giants mission ... See more keywords