G5 – Commission G5 Stellar and Planetary Atmospheres

Description

The scope of the work of the Commission goes all the way from theory and modeling of stellar and planetary atmospheres to observational spectroscopic studies of these objects. The main emphasis is given to bridging the gap between the theorists/modelers and the observers/spectroscopists, rather than concentrating on these topics individually. In practice, the main thrust is on addressing the issues of how to make theory more useful for observers, and how to make observations more powerful by judiciously using a proper theoretical description.

The scope of the previous Commission 36 Theory of Stellar Atmospheres was extended to investigate atmospheres the of substellar mass objects, such as brown dwarfs and exoplanets. The reason for this is that modeling atmospheres and predicting spectra of substellar objects is conceptually very similar to studying classical stellar atmospheres, so that a fruitful interaction between the stellar and planetary communities will be mutually beneficial. The Commission will actively promote such an interaction.


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Division G Stars and Stellar Physics


Chris Sneden

University of Texas Austin
Astronomy Dept
1 University Station C1400
Austin TX 78712
Texas (TX)
United States

Phone: +1 512 471 1349
Personal website: http://verdi.as.utexas.edu
Organization website: http://www.as.utexas.edu/

NCA adherence: United States

Last updated:
January 24, 2024

Simon Jeffery

Armagh Observatory
College Hill
Armagh BT61 9DG
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 283 752 2928
Personal website: http://www.armagh.space/sjeffery/
Organization website: http://armagh.space/

NCA adherence: United Kingdom

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Carlos Allende Prieto

Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias
Via Lactea s/n
La Laguna 38205 La Laguna
Spain

Phone: +34 922605246
Organization website: http://hebe.as.utexas.edu/

NCA adherence: Spain

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

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