1 code implementation • 19 Jan 2018 • Lisa Dang, Nicolas B. Cowan, Joel C. Schwartz, Emily Rauscher, Michael Zhang, Heather A. Knutson, Michael Line, Ian Dobbs-Dixon, Drake Deming, Sudarsan Sundararajan, Jonathan J. Fortney, Ming Zhao
The peculiar infrared flux map of CoRoT-2b may result from westward winds due to non-synchronous rotation magnetic effects, or partial cloud coverage, that obscures the emergent flux from the planet's eastern hemisphere.
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
no code implementations • 16 Nov 2015 • Joel C. Schwartz, Clara Sekowski, Hal M. Haggard, Eric Pallé, Nicolas B. Cowan
Reflected light seen by a distant observer is the product of a planet's albedo map, its host star's illumination, and the visibility of different regions.
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
