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Xi Zhang
Professor, University of California Santa Cruz
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The Fate of Simple Organics on Titan's Surface: A Theoretical Perspective
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
04 january 2024
Xinting Yu, Yue Yu, Julia Garver, Xi Zhang, Patric...
Atmospheric photochemistry on Titan continuously transforms methane and nitrogen gases into various organic compounds. This study explores the fate...
UV-Dark Polar Ovals on Jupiter: Tracing the Depth of the Magnetosphere-Atmosphere Connection
MAGNETOSPHERES IN THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM II ORAL
spa-magnetospheric physics | 15 december 2023
Troy Tsubota, Michael H. Wong, Tom Stallard, Xi Zh...
The interactions between Jupiters magnetosphere and upper atmosphere are an essential component of the dynamics of both systems, but these interaction...
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The Fate of Simple Organics on Titan's Surface
TITAN AND MARS BONUS ROUND ORAL
planetary sciences | 14 december 2023
Xinting Yu, Yue Yu, Julia Garver, Xi Zhang
Titan's atmospheric photochemistry continuously converts methane and nitrogen into simple organic gas-phase molecules. As these descend to Titan's sur...
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Heat-Flux Limited Cloud Activity and Convective Mixing in Giant Planet Atmospheres
ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF JUPITER: RESULTS FROM JUNO, SUPPORTING OBSERVATIONS, AND MODELING II ORAL
planetary sciences | 13 december 2023
Huazhi Ge, Cheng Li, Xi Zhang, Chris Moeckel
Radio observations from Junos MWR and ground-based telescopes found NH3 is not well-mixed below its condensation level down to tens of bars, which sug...
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What controls the water vapor on Venus?
VENUS EXPLORATION: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR EARTH’S HOTTER TWIN I POSTER
planetary sciences | 13 december 2023
Xi Zhang
Observations have revealed the presence of approximately 1 ppm of water vapor in the mesosphere of Venus. While some previous models have assumed fixe...
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Multistream radiative transfer and chemical kinetics for understanding Venus photochemistry
VENUS EXPLORATION: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR EARTH’S HOTTER TWIN I POSTER
planetary sciences | 13 december 2023
Ananyo Bhattacharya, Cheng Li, Sushil K. Atreya, X...
The distribution of chemical species in planetary atmospheres drive the energy budget of the atmosphere and provide insights into the current state of...
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Large-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics in Jupiter’s Mid-latitude — Compositional Structure, Thermal Structure, Large-Scale Dynamics, and Forward-Modelling Compared to Radio Observation — Simulated by the Nonhydrostatic Model
ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF JUPITER: RESULTS FROM JUNO, SUPPORTING OBSERVATIONS, AND MODELING I POSTER
planetary sciences | 12 december 2023
Huazhi Ge, Cheng Li, Xi Zhang
Radio observations have revealed the distribution of moisture and temperature structure in all four giant planets in the solar system. Observations ha...
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A Cross-Laboratory Comparison Study of Titan Haze Analogs and A Database of Material Properties of Organic Liquids, Ices, and Hazes on Titan
TANGERINE DREAM: TITAN'S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS I ORAL
planetary sciences | 15 december 2022
Xinting Yu, Yue Yu, Julia Garver, Jialin Li, Abiga...
In Titans N2-CH4-rich atmosphere, photochemistry leads to the formation of many simple gas-phase organic molecules. During their journey through Titan...
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