Ashima Research - Research Topics

Research Topics

Titan

- Stratospheric Circulation and Superrotation on Titan

- Methane Rain, Clouds, and the Methane “Hydrological” Cycle on Titan

- Dunes and Winds on Titan

Venus

- Radiative Heating of the Venus Atmosphere

- Circulation and Superrotation

Jupiter

- Mesoscale Circulation Systems

Mars

- Assimilation of Spacecraft Observations with a Global Atmospherical Model

- The Evolution of the Martian Dust Cycle and Surface Dust Deposits

- Observations of the Martian Atmosphere from the Mars Science Laboratory Rover Environmental Monitoring System

- The Nature of Precipitation and Aridity on Early Mars

- Boundary Layer Convection and the Modeling of Mars Exploration Rover mini-Thermal Emission Spectrometer Observations

- Dynamics of Dust Storms on Mars

- The Global Water Cycle on Mars

- The Importance of the Representation of Transport in Numerical Models and the Specific Case of Argon

- Orbital Changes and the Influence on Martian Circulation, Climate, and Potential for Atmospheric Collapse

- Dunes and Winds on Mars

- Thermal Tides as Observed by the Mars Climate Sounder

- The Vertical Distribution of Dust in the Martian Atmosphere

- Small Scale Motions and Weather Phenomena as Observed by the THermal EMission Imaging System (THEMIS)

- Northern Autumn, Winter, and Early Spring Low Pressure Storms