Listed are all scientific papers resulting from an ISSI activity written or co-authored by ISSI Team members, Working Group members, Workshop participants, visitors or staff members.
The emission of volatiles from the surface and subsurface of planetary bodies can provide fundamental knowledge concerning their formation, evolution, and structure. There are a variety of physical processes that shape the structural, kinematic and thermal behavior of the released material.
Ionospheric molecular ions, such as N2+ ${mathrm{N}}_{2}^{+}$, NO+, and O2+ ${mathrm{O}}_{2}^{+}$, have been observed in Earth’s high‐altitude ionosphere and the magnetosphere by several spacecraft missions. Their presence not only indicates that they obtain sufficient energy through effective energization mechanisms, predominantly during the geomagnetically active times, but also provides clues regarding the connection between the ionosphere and the lower thermosphere.
Aims. We aim to investigate the energy-resolved pulse profile changes of the accreting X-ray pulsar V 0332+53 focusing in the cyclotron line energy range, using the full set of available NuSTAR observations. Methods. We applied a tailored pipeline to study the energy dependence of the pulse profiles and to build the pulsed fraction spectra (PFS) for the different observations. We also studied the profile changes using cross-correlation and lag spectra.
In this study, we analysed remote sensing data collected during the Beirut port explosion on 4 August 2020 at 15.08 UT. For this purpose, we selected three Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite missions that passed near the Beirut port explosion site immediately after the event. The satellites involved were Swarm-B, the Defence Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP-F17), and the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC-2).
Context. The dynamics of a rigid cometary nucleus is described by the evolutions of its center-of-mass and of its rotation state. Solar irradiation that reaches the surface of a cometary nucleus causes the sublimation of volatiles that form the coma around the nucleus. The sublimation process transfers linear momentum and rotational angular momentum from the nucleus to the surrounding space, and thus affects the dynamics via nongravitational forces and nongravitational torques.
Context. Galaxy cluster abundance measurements are a valuable tool for constraining cosmological parameters, such as the mass density (Ωm) and the density fluctuation amplitude (σ8). Wide-area surveys detect clusters based on observables, such as the total integrated Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect signal (YSZ) in the case of Planck.
To assimilate passive microwave data in numerical weather prediction, a comprehensive understanding of the components of the radiative transfer equation is essential. Given the significant variability of emissivity in snow-covered regions — affected by frequency, polarisation, and the macro- and microstructural properties of snow — attention must be paid to the design of a forward model.
JWST/MIRI observations can place photometric limits on the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) near the Galactic Centre. The stellar complex IRS 13E, a co-moving conglomerate of young and massive stars, is a prime location to study because it has been speculated to be bound by an IMBH.
Mars Express (MEX) is one of the most productive planetary missions of the European Space Agency (ESA). This low cost (∼150 M€) mission has been instrumental in shaping the planetary community in Europe and has contributed to paving the way for many subsequent ESA endeavours. During more than two decades, Mars Express has collected a wealth of data in all disciplines of Martian science.
Evapotranspiration (ET) serves as a crucial indicator for understanding both global and regional water cycles and the impacts of climate change. Traditionally, water balance-based ET derived using satellite gravimetry, runoff and precipitation is considered as a benchmark for ET assessment.
