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Activity Number:
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54
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Sunday, August 3, 2008 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Computing
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| Abstract - #301637 |
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Title:
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Multivariate Analysis in Planetary Science: Understanding the Atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn
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Author(s):
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Amy Braverman*+ and Irina A. Kukuyeva and Padma Yanamandra-Fisher and Jan Deleeuw and Amy Simon-Miller
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Companies:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory and University of California, Los Angeles and Jet Propulsion Laboratory and University of California, Los Angeles and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Address:
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Mail Stop 306-463, Pasadena, CA, 91109-8099,
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Abstract:
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Very little is understood about the structure and dynamics of the atmospheres of the solar systems two largest gas giant planets: Jupiter and Saturn. In recent years a wealth of data has been collected from both satellite and ground-based instruments that promises to begin to shed light on these mysterious planetary bodies. Data sources include spectra obtained from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea, and the Cassini spacecraft which is currently producing massive data sets as it continues to orbit Saturn. In this talk we will review some of the scientific questions of interest, and how multivariate analysis of remote sensing spectra may be used to help answer them.
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