01-021

Planetary Atmospheres

Cover Page/Proposal Summary

ROSS-00    NRA 00-OSS-01

Date Due: 4/28/2000

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Proposal Type: New Proposal

Proposal Category: Aeronomy

Major Equipment Proposal? No

Do you intend to submit an Education/Public Outreach (E/PO) proposal? No

Proposal Title:
Studies in Planetary Aeronomy

Abbreviated Proposal Title:
Studies in Planetary Aeronomy

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Thomas E. Cravens
Dept. Physics & Astronomy
Univ. Kansas
Malott Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-0001
Phone: 785-864-4739   Fax: 785-864-5262   E-mail: cravens@kuplas.phsx.ukans.edu

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Co-Investigators and Collaborators:
Type    Name    Affiliation    E-mail
Sci Collab   Dr. Nathan Schwadron   Univ. of Michigan   
Sci Collab   Dr. Ahilleas Maurellis   FOM Institute, Atomic and Molec. Phys., Netherlands   


Proposal Summary:

This proposal will request support for comparative theoretical studies of the ionospheres and atmospheres of the planets and small solar system bodies such as comets and Titan. These theoretical studies encompass a variety of physical and chemical processes such as ion chemistry, ion diffusion, magnetic diffusion and convection, electron and ion heat conduction, photoelectron transport, airglow emission, and auroral electron and ion transport. In the proposal, several research projects which have been completed recently or are in progress will be described as are the major projects we propose to undertake during the next three years. The various planetary missions have revolutionized our understanding of the solar system over the last couple of decades. These missions have provided the data needed to initiate comprehensive studies of the planets and the planetary satellites in our solar system. The proposed projects include MHD and hybrid calculations of the solar wind interaction with Mars and the external plasma interaction with Titan, including aeronomical effects of these interactions. Projects are also proposed on soft x-ray and EUV radiation emission from Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. X-ray production mechanisms associated both with the plasma interactions and with solar photon scattering and fluorescence will be proposed.



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