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Xi Zhang
Professor, University of California Santa Cruz
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Non-Uniform Water Vapor Distribution in Jupiter’s Mid-Latitudes: Influence of Planetary Rotation and Precipitation
THE GAS GIANTS: OBSERVATION, COMPOSITION, AND CIRCULATION OF JUPITER AND SATURN II ORAL
planetary sciences | 13 december 2024
Huazhi Ge, Cheng Li, Xi Zhang, Andrew P. Ingersoll...
The deep water abundance in Jupiter's atmosphere is a critical parameter for accessing the planet's bulk metallicity and formation history, yet, it is...
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Global Energy Imbalance and Internal Heat of Saturn
THE GAS GIANTS: OBSERVATION, COMPOSITION, AND CIRCULATION OF JUPITER AND SATURN II ORAL
planetary sciences | 13 december 2024
Xinyue Wang, Liming Li, Xun Jiang, Patrick Fry, Ro...
The global energy budget is pivotal to understanding planetary evolution and climate behaviors. Assessing the energy budget of giant planets, particul...
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Cloud Formation on Titan through Heterogenous Nucleation
TITAN FROM ATMOSPHERE TO INTERIOR I ORAL
planetary sciences | 12 december 2024
Xinting Yu, Yue Yu, Julia Garver, Xi Zhang
Titan is a unique planetary body that allows us to test our understanding of nucleation and cloud formation. The Cassini-Huygens mission has identifie...
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Can the Presence of a Supercritical Ocean Explain the Atmospheric Composition of K2-18 b?
PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES: WINDOWS INTO HABITABILITY AND INHABITANCE POSTER
planetary sciences | 10 december 2024
Cindy Luu, Xinting Yu, Christopher Glein, Hamish I...
Temperate exoplanets between the sizes of Earth and Neptune, known as "sub-Neptunes", have emerged as intriguing targets for astrobiology. Yet, it is ...
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Probing Cold-to-Temperate Exoplanetary Atmospheres: The Role of Water Condensation on Surface Identification with JWST
ATMOSPHERES, CLIMATE, AND POTENTIAL HABITABILITY OF ROCKY EXOPLANETS II ORAL
planetary sciences | 10 december 2024
Xinting Yu, Ziyu Huang, Shang-Min Tsai, Julianne I...
Understanding the surface temperature and interior structure of cold-to-temperate sub-Neptunes is critical for assessing their habitability, yet direc...
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Energy and Hydrological Cycles in Giant Planet Weather Layers: the Roles of Precipitation
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, CONVECTION, AND CLOUDS IN EXOTIC ATMOSPHERES POSTER
planetary sciences | 09 december 2024
Huazhi Ge, Cheng Li, Xi Zhang
The composition measurements of solar system giant planets rely on our understanding of their hydrological cycles and moisture distribution. Decades o...
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Thank You to Our 2023 Peer Reviewers
AGU ADVANCES
30 april 2024
Susan Trumbore, Ana P. Barros, Thorsten W. Becker,...

On behalf of the AGU Advances editorial team, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who reviewed manuscripts for us in 2023. P...

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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...

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