Collaborative Research: Characterizing Cloudy Exoplanet Atmospheres

这个合作项目是一个理论上的努力，以模拟太阳系外行星的多云大气。这些模型将受到双子座行星成像仪（GPI）和其他调查所产生的系外行星直接图像的限制。研究人员将专注于非平衡化学、云物理、大气结构和预测行星的发射光谱。他们还将使用直接成像数据来确定大气有效温度、表面重力和成分。更广泛的影响包括对大学公共科学主题网页的贡献，美国自然历史博物馆制作的名为“科学简报专题”的视频，以及指导和指导一名女研究生的博士论文研究。

This collaborative project is a theoretical effort to model cloudy atmospheres of extrasolar planets. The models will be constrained by direct images of exoplanets produced by the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) and other surveys. The researchers will focus on non-equilibrium chemistry, cloud physics, atmospheric structure and predict emission spectra of the planets. They will also use the direct imaging data to determine atmospheric effective temperature, surface gravity and composition.Broader impacts include contributions to university public web pages on science topics, videos called "Science Bulletin Features" produced by the American Museum of Natural History, and mentoring and supervising a female graduate student in her Ph.D. dissertation research.