Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160103231

Funded Activity Summary

The Role of Clouds in Exoplanet Atmospheres. This project seeks to establish whether clouds are important in exoplanets and how their occurrence varies with temperature and other properties. Clouds have major impacts on the structure and composition of a planetary atmosphere, and particularly the appearance of a planet in reflected light. They are important in establishing our ability to directly detect planets and further characterise their atmospheres using direct imaging. The project plans to use advanced radiative transfer modelling together with a range of observations, including those from a new high precision polarimeter.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-08-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $346,470.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems | Astronomical and Space Sciences | Planetary Science (excl. Extraterrestrial Geology)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences |

Other Keywords

Astronomical and Space Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Planetary Science (excl. Extraterrestrial Geology) | Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems

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