Fluid Dynamics in Earth and Planetary Sciences (FDEPS)
11th FDEPS workshop
Nov 4 - 7, 2008
Kyoto Seminar House

Eleventh Workshop "Fluid Dynamics in Earth and Planetary Sciences"

Date:

Nov 4 - 7, 2008

Co-organizer:

• Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Kyoto University
  G-COE "Fostering top leaders in mathematics -- broadening the core and exploring new ground"
  
• Center for Planetary Science, Kobe University Kobe University / Department of Cosmoscinece, Hokkaido University
  G-COE "Foundation of International Center for Planetary Science"

Place:

Kansai Seminar House
23 Takenouchi-cho, Ichijojii, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8134 JAPAN
Phone:+81-75-711-2115 FAX:+81-75-701-5256

Program

• Nov 4 (TUE) - 7 (FRI) Intensive Lecture Series and Free Discussion
  • Andrew Ingersoll (California Institute of Technology)
    
  • Nov 4 (TUE)
    • 09:00 - 12:00 lecture 1-a lecture 1-b lecture 1-c lecture 1-d ppt Lecturenote pdf Lecturenote
      "Venus - the runaway greenhouse, history of water, super rotation of the atmosphere, general circulation, equator-to-pole temperature gradient."
    • 14:00 - 17:00 lecture 2-a lecture 2-b lecture 2-c lecture 2-d ppt Lecturenote pdf Lecturenote
      "Mars - atmospheric pressure controlled by polar cap heat balance, CO2 cycle, water at the triple point, dust storms, weather and climate."
    • 19:00 - 21:00 or more Seminar by participants
  • Nov 5 (WED)
    • 09:00 - 12:00 lecture 3-a lecture 3-b lecture 3-c ppt Lecturenote pdf Lecturenote
      "Io, Triton, Titan - supersonic atmospheres, atmospheres that collapse in the winter, hydrologic cycles without water, escaping atmospheres."
      
    • 14:00 - 17:00 Excursion, Free discussion
  • Nov 6 (THU)
    • 09:00 - 12:00 lecture 4-a lecture 4-b lecture 4-c lecture 4-d ppt Lecturenote pdf Lecturenote
      "Jupiter - winds, jets, vortices, eddy momentum flux, heat budget, lightning, deep winds, equatorial super rotation."
    • 14:00 - 17:00 lecture 5-a lecture 5-b lecture 5-c lecture 5-d ppt Lecturenote pdf Lecturenote
      "Saturn and other giant planets - winds increase with distance from the sun, oscillating spots, shallow or deep, anelastic dynamics."
      
    • 19:00 - 21:00 or more Seminar by participants
• Nov 7 (FRI) Seminar
  • Andrew Ingersoll (California Institute of Technology)
    
    • 09:00 - 11:00 seminar 1 seminar 2 ppt Lecturenote pdf Lecturenote
      "Enceladus, an icy moon of Saturn emitting plumes of water vapor: Is liquid water implied?"

Snapshots of the lectures