Search Results - "Soderlund, Krista"
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Ocean Dynamics of Outer Solar System Satellites
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-08-2019)“…Ocean worlds are prevalent in the solar system. Focusing on Enceladus, Titan, Europa, and Ganymede, I use rotating convection theory and numerical simulations…”
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Large Ocean Worlds with High-Pressure Ices
Published in Space science reviews (01-02-2020)“…Pressures in the hydrospheres of large ocean worlds extend to ranges exceeding those in Earth deepest oceans. In this regime, dense water ices and other…”
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The influence of magnetic fields in planetary dynamo models
Published in Earth and planetary science letters (01-06-2012)“…The magnetic fields of planets and stars are thought to play an important role in the fluid motions responsible for their field generation, as magnetic energy…”
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The Physical Oceanography of Ice-Covered Moons
Published in Annual review of marine science (17-01-2024)“…In the outer solar system, a growing number of giant planet satellites are now known to be abodes for global oceans hidden below an outer layer of ice. These…”
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Ice-Ocean Exchange Processes in the Jovian and Saturnian Satellites
Published in Space science reviews (01-08-2020)“…A growing number of satellites in the outer solar system likely have global oceans beneath their outer icy shells. While the presence of liquid water makes…”
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A dynamo explanation for Mercury's anomalous magnetic field
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-06-2014)“…Recent MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) measurements have shown that Mercury's magnetic field is axial‐dominant, yet…”
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Particle entrainment and rotating convection in Enceladus’ ocean
Published in Communications earth & environment (01-12-2023)“…Observations from Cassini have identified nanometer-sized silica grains in Saturn’s E-ring although their origin is unclear. Tidal deformation within…”
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Experimental and Simulation Efforts in the Astrobiological Exploration of Exooceans
Published in Space science reviews (2020)“…The icy satellites of Jupiter and Saturn are perhaps the most promising places in the Solar System regarding habitability. However, the potential habitable…”
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Science Objectives for Flagship-Class Mission Concepts for the Search for Evidence of Life at Enceladus
Published in Astrobiology (01-06-2022)“…revealed that Saturn's Moon Enceladus hosts a subsurface ocean that meets the accepted criteria for habitability with bio-essential elements and compounds,…”
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Investigating Europa’s Habitability with the Europa Clipper
Published in Space science reviews (2023)“…The habitability of Europa is a property within a system, which is driven by a multitude of physical and chemical processes and is defined by many…”
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Science Goals and Mission Objectives for the Future Exploration of Ice Giants Systems: A Horizon 2061 Perspective
Published in Space science reviews (01-02-2021)“…The comparative study of planetary systems is a unique source of new scientific insight: following the six “key science questions” of the “Planetary…”
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Radar detection of the brine extent at McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica, and its control by snow accumulation
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-07-2016)“…We derive the surface density and brine infiltration depth/extent at McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica, from combined analysis of radar profiles and radar…”
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Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-Surface (REASON)
Published in Space science reviews (01-08-2024)“…The Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-surface (REASON) is a dual-frequency ice-penetrating radar (9 and 60 MHz) onboard the Europa…”
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Radar attenuation in Europa's ice shell: Obstacles and opportunities for constraining the shell thickness and its thermal structure
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Planets (01-03-2017)“…Young surface and possible recent endogenic activity make Europa one of the most exciting solar system bodies and a primary target for spacecraft exploration…”
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Convection in Thin Shells of Icy Satellites: Effects of Latitudinal Surface Temperature Variations
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Planets (01-08-2019)“…We use three‐dimensional numerical experiments of thin shell convection to explore what effects an expected latitudinal variation in solar insolation may have…”
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True polar wander of Enceladus from topographic data
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-10-2017)“…•We built the shape of Enceladus represented as a degree 16 expansion of a spherical harmonic function using Cassini limb and control point data.•The…”
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Radar Attenuation in Enceladus' Ice Shell: Obstacles and Opportunities for Constraining Shell Thickness, Chemistry, and Thermal Structure
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Planets (01-02-2023)“…Enceladus is a dynamic icy moon of Saturn and a leading target for future planetary missions focused on the search for life beyond Earth. For such missions,…”
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Exploration of Icy Ocean Worlds Using Geophysical Approaches
Published in The planetary science journal (01-08-2021)“…Geophysics-focused missions and improved geophysical data sets are critical for the future exploration of icy ocean worlds. Of particular interest is the…”
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The competition between Lorentz and Coriolis forces in planetary dynamos
Published in Progress in earth and planetary science (02-09-2015)“…Fluid motions within planetary cores generate magnetic fields through dynamo action. These core processes are driven by thermo-compositional convection subject…”
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Science return of probing magnetospheric systems of ice giants
Published in Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences (13-03-2024)“…The magnetospheric systems of ice giants, as the ideal and the unique template of a typical class of exoplanets, have not been sufficiently studied in the past…”
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