Collaborative Research: Visible Reflectivity of Jupiter and Saturn. Implications for Giant Planets Thermal Evolution

合作研究：木星和土星的可见反射率。

• 批准号: 2108018
• 负责人: Liming Li
• 金额: $ 3.25万
• 依托单位: University of Houston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2108018&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Visible; Reflectivity; Jupiter

Jupiter and Saturn are the two largest planets in the solar system and they are both thought to generate significant heat internally. To measure the difference between heat absorbed from the sun and heat generated internally, it is important to determine how much heat is reflected by the clouds in the atmospheres of these planets. This project will use data gathered from spacecraft to measure the reflectivity of clouds in Saturn and develop a model for Saturn including the rings and the shadows of the rings. The project will incorporate undergraduate students in all aspects of this research.This project will use raw image data from the Planetary Data System to derive 1-3 micrometer flux from Cassini data. With this data, they will determine cloud scattering properties for Saturn and upgrade their 3D Saturn model to include the new cloud scattering properties. The project would also validate the model with data and existing models for Jupiter provided by the collaborating institution, the University of Houston. The project will also work on porting the 3D Saturn model from IDL to Python and make it publicly available on GitHub. The project will also create a summer undergraduate research program at the University of La Verne. Results of the research will be incorporated in several of the undergraduate courses at the University of La Verne.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

木星和土星是太阳系中两个最大的行星，它们都被认为在内部产生了大量热量。为了测量从太阳吸收的热量和内部产生的热量之间的差异，重要的是要确定这些行星大气中的云反射多少热。该项目将使用从航天器收集的数据来测量土星中云的反射率，并为土星的模型开发一个包括环和环的阴影。该项目将在这项研究的各个方面纳入本科生。本项目将使用“行星数据系统”中的原始图像数据从Cassini数据中得出1-3微米的通量。通过这些数据，他们将确定土星的云散射特性，并升级其3D土星模型，以包括新的云散射属性。该项目还将通过合作机构休斯顿大学提供的数据和现有模型来验证该模型。该项目还将致力于将3D土星模型从IDL移植到Python，并在Github上公开使用。该项目还将在La Verne大学创建夏季的本科研究计划。这项研究的结果将纳入La Verne大学的几门本科课程中。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准，认为值得通过评估来获得支持。