INTRODUCTION Pluto was discovered in 1930 and was long thought to be a misfit or
anomaly in the solar system. However, the 1992 discovery of the Kuiper Belt—a torus …

Rossby waves are a pervasive feature of the large-scale motions of the Earth's atmosphere
and oceans. These waves (also known as planetary waves and r-modes) also play an …

INTRODUCTION For several decades, telescopic observations have shown that Pluto has a
complex and intriguing atmosphere. But too little has been known to allow a complete …

New Horizons data provide a snapshot of the current state of Pluto's atmosphere. Winds are
slow and mostly controlled by sublimation of surface ices. Molecular nitrogen is the primary …

We propose that several short-duration events observed in past stellar occultations by
Chiron were produced by ring material. Some similarities between these events and the …

We have built a new 3D Global Climate Model (GCM) to simulate Pluto as observed by New
Horizons in 2015. All key processes are parametrized on the basis of theoretical equations …

Abstract On 14 July 2015 New Horizons performed a radio occultation (RO) that sounded
Pluto's atmosphere down to the surface. The sensitivity of the measurements was enhanced …

Pluto's atmosphere is mainly nitrogen and is in solid‐gas equilibrium with the surface
nitrogen ice. As a result, the global nitrogen ice distribution and the induced nitrogen …

Since the last Pluto volatile transport models were published in 1996, we have (1) new
stellar occultation data from 2002 and 2006–2012 that show roughly twice the pressure as …

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint US/German Project
to develop and operate a gyrostabilized 2.5-m telescope in a Boeing 747-SP. This …