EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG) | Geneva | Switzerland
15–20 September 2019
EPSC-DPS2019
Geneva | Switzerland
15–20 September 2019
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Saturn system and the Cassini-Huygens mission 

Results related to the Saturnian system from ground-based and Cassini-Huygens mission observations are welcome. All aspects of the system (planet, satellites and rings) will be presented with emphasis on recent results.

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Convener: Athena Coustenis | Co-conveners: Scott Edgington, F. Michael Flasar, Adam Masters, Christina Plainaki, Linda Spilker
Orals
| Mon, 16 Sep, 15:30–18:30
 
Saturn (Room 2), Tue, 17 Sep, 08:30–12:05, 13:30–16:50
 
Neptune (Room 3), Wed, 18 Sep, 08:30–10:05
 
Venus (Room 6)
Posters
| Attendance Tue, 17 Sep, 17:15–18:45 | Display Mon, 16 Sep, 08:30–Wed, 18 Sep, 11:00|Level 2

Monday, 16 September 2019 | Saturn (Room 2)

Chairperson: A. Coustenis and L. Spilker
15:30–16:00 |
EPSC-DPS2019-978
| solicited talk
| Media interest
Cassini-Huygens: Recent Science Highlights and Cassini Mission Archive
Linda Spilker and Scott Edgington
16:00–16:20 |
EPSC-DPS2019-735
| solicited talk
The landscape of Saturn’s magnetic field from the Cassini Grand Finale
Hao Cao, Michele K. Dougherty, Gregory J. Hunt, Stephen Kellock, and Thomas A. Burk
16:20–16:40 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1353
| solicited talk
Saturn's Deep Atmospheric Flows in Light of the Cassini Gravity and Magnetic Measurements
Eli Galanti and Yohai Kaspi
16:40–16:55 |
EPSC-DPS2019-648
Thermospheric Circulation and Pole-to-Pole Temperatures from Cassini Grand Finale Occultations
Zarah Brown, Tommi Koskinen, Ingo Mueller-Wodarg, Robert West, Alain Jouchoux, and Larry Esposito
Break
Chairperson: A. Coustenis and L. Spilker
17:15–17:30 |
EPSC-DPS2019-811
Sounding Saturn’s Atmosphere at Microwave Wavelengths
(withdrawn)
Mark Hofstadter, Virgil Adumitroaie, Sushil Atreya, and Bryan Butler
17:30–17:45 |
EPSC-DPS2019-362
Monitoring Saturn's Upper Atmosphere Density Variations and He Mixing Ratio Using Cassini Helium 584 Å Airglow Observations
Christopher Parkinson, Tommi Koskinen, and Larry Esposito
17:45–18:00 |
EPSC-DPS2019-104
Large north/south differences in Saturn's polar cloud structure revealed by Cassini/VIMS near-IR spectra
Lawrence Sromovsky, Kevin Baines, and Patrick Fry
18:00–18:15 |
EPSC-DPS2019-272
Convective Storm Activity in the Saturn’s Southern Hemisphere during the Cassini Mission
Teresa del Río-Gaztelurrutia, Agustín Sánchez-Lavega, Enrique García-Melendo, Ricardo Hueso, Manel Soria, Arnau Prat-Gasull, and Marc Andrés-Carasona
18:15–18:30 |
EPSC-DPS2019-738
Saturn’s Seasonal Atmosphere Beyond Cassini: VLT and IRTF observations
James Blake, Leigh Fletcher, Arrate Antunano, Henrik Melin, Mike Roman, Mael Es-Sayeh, Naomi Rowe-Gurney, Padraig Donelly, Oliver King, Thomas Greathouse, and Glenn Orton

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 | Neptune (Room 3)

Chairperson: S. Edgington and C. Plainaki
08:30–08:50 |
EPSC-DPS2019-758
| solicited talk
Global Climate Modeling of Saturn’s Troposphere and Comparative Analysis with Cassini Observations
Aymeric Spiga and Sandrine Guerlet
08:50–09:05 |
EPSC-DPS2019-652
Characterising the colour and vertical structure of Saturn’s haze using observations from the VLT/MUSE instrument
Ashwin Braude, Patrick Irwin, Leigh Fletcher, and Enric Pallé
09:05–09:20 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1479
A micro-radiation belt of electrons generated by Saturn's F-ring
Elias Roussos, Norbert Krupp, Yixin Sun, and Chongjing Yuan
09:20–09:35 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1572
The consequences of Saturn's Ring Rain
(withdrawn)
James O'Donoghue, Luke Moore, Jack Connerney, Henrik Melin, Tom Stallard, Sean Hsu, Steve Miller, and Kevin Baines
09:35–09:50 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1648
| Media interest
Traversal of dust from the irregular Saturnian satellites through the inner Saturnian system
Jürgen Schmidt, Xiaodong Liu, Frank Postberg, Christian Fischer, and Nicolas Altobelli
09:50–10:05 |
EPSC-DPS2019-30
Magnetospheric interactions of Saturn's moon Dione 2004-2017
Norbert Krupp, Anna Kotova, Elias Roussos, Sven Simon, Lucas Liuzzo, Geraint Jones, Chris Paranicas, and Krishan Khurana
Coffee break
Chairperson: S. Edgington and C. Plainaki
10:30–10:50 |
EPSC-DPS2019-88
| solicited talk
VIS-IR Albedo and Spectral Indicators Maps of Saturn’s Icy Satellites Surfaces by Cassini/VIMS
Gianrico Filacchione, Mauro Ciarniello, Emiliano D'Aversa, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Priscilla Cerroni, Bonnie J. Buratti, Roger N. Clark, Katrin Stephan, Jonathan I. Lunine, and Christina Plainaki
10:50–11:05 |
EPSC-DPS2019-710
Sidereal Periods, Pole Solutions, and Shape Models of Saturn's Irregular Moons
Tilmann Denk and Stefano Mottola
11:05–11:20 |
EPSC-DPS2019-454
| Media interest
Saturn’s inner moons: why are they so radar-bright?
Alice Le Gall, Richard West, Léa Bonnefoy, Valérie Ciarletti, Syphax Rahmouni, and Yann Hervé
11:20–11:35 |
EPSC-DPS2019-306
Some of Saturn’s Small Satellites have Surprisingly Stygian Surfaces: Evidence for Proton-Induced Darkening in the Saturn System
Matt, M. Hedman, Paul Helfenstein, Robert Chancia, Elias Rousos, Chris Paranicas, and Anne Verbiscer
11:35–11:50 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1382
Electron temperature(s) in Titan’s ionosphere: re-analysis of the Cassini RPWS/LP data
Audrey Chatain, Jan-Erik Wahlund, Michiko Morooka, Oleg Shebanits, Lina Hadid, Anders Eriksson, and Nathalie Carrasco
11:50–12:05 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1513
The origin and evolution of Titans thick nitrogen atmosphere
Manuel Scherf, Nikolay V. Erkaev, Sabine Thaller, and Helmut Lammer
Lunch break
Chairperson: C. Griffith and B. Bézard
13:30–13:45 |
EPSC-DPS2019-421
H2 abundance and ortho-to-para ratio in Titan’s troposphere
Bruno Bézard and Sandrine Vinatier
13:45–14:00 |
EPSC-DPS2019-383
Latitudinal variations in Titan's atmosphere: UVIS observations of three simultaneous stellar occultations
Maureen Palmer, Roger Yelle, and Tommi Koskinen
14:00–14:15 |
EPSC-DPS2019-258
Titan’s stratospheric seasonal variations up to the end of the Cassini mission
Athena Coustenis, Donald Jennings, Richard Achterberg, Panayotis Lavvas, Georgios Bampasidis, Conor Nixon, and F. Michael Flasar
14:15–14:30 |
EPSC-DPS2019-613
Seasonal variations in Titan’s middle atmosphere observed with Cassini/CIRS during northern spring
Sandrine Vinatier, Bruno Bézard, Christophe Mathé, Nick Teanby, Melody Sylvestre, Sébastien Lebonnois, Jan Vatant d’Ollone, Richard Achterberg, and Nicolas Gorius and the CIRS Investigation Team
14:30–14:45 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1005
HCN-C6H6 co-condensed ice cloud in Titan’s stratosphere: Laboratory study of the CIRS-observed HASP cloud
Delphine Nna-Mvondo, Carrie M. Anderson, and Robert E. Samuelson
14:45–15:00 |
EPSC-DPS2019-906
Volatiles in Titan’s lower atmosphere: Reinterpretation of Huygens-GCMS data
Thomas Gautier, Joseph Serigano, Sarah Hörst, and Melissa Trainer
Coffee break
Chairperson: C. Griffith and B. Bézard
15:30–15:45 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1288
Retrieval of Titan's haze and mist vertical profile and surface albedo at high latitude with a radiative transfer model
Maélie Coutelier, Daniel Cordier, and Pascal Rannou
15:45–16:05 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1184
| solicited talk
| Media interest
Constraining Surface Winds on Titan via Infrared Sun Glints from Wind-Roughened Sea Surfaces: Observations
Jason Soderblom, Alexander Hayes, and Jason Barnes
16:05–16:20 |
EPSC-DPS2019-191
A corridor of exposed ice-rich bedrock across Titan's tropical region
Caitlin Griffith
16:20–16:35 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1010
Subtle changes on Titan's surface observed by Cassini ISS
Erich Karkoschka, Alfred McEwen, Jason Perry, and Elizabeth Turtle
16:35–16:50 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1900
| Media interest
Titan's seas observed in polarized light
Daniel Cordier and Benoît Seignovert

Wednesday, 18 September 2019 | Venus (Room 6)

Chairperson: A. Masters and D. Cordier
08:30–08:45 |
EPSC-DPS2019-345
Evidence for Tidal Currents in Titanian Seas from Observations of Persistent Wave Activity
Michael Heslar, Jason Barnes, Rajani Dhingra, Jason Soderblom, and Christophe Sotin
08:45–09:00 |
EPSC-DPS2019-985
Updated interior evolution of Titan from the latest Cassini outcomes
(withdrawn)
Bastien Brugger and Jonathan Lunine
09:00–09:20 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1250
| solicited talk
| Media interest
What we know about Titan’s gravity field after Cassini
Daniele Durante, Douglas Hemingway, Paolo Racioppa, Luciano Iess, and David Stevenson
09:20–09:35 |
EPSC-DPS2019-1685
Detection of rapid orbital expansion of Saturn’s moon Titan
Luis Gomez Casajus, Valéry Lainey, Jim Fuller, Marco Zannoni, Paolo Tortora, Nicholas Cooper, Carl Murray, Dario Modenini, Vincent Robert, and Qingfeng Zhang
09:35–09:50 |
EPSC-DPS2019-780
Temporal variability of deformation in Enceladus' ice shell with faults
Marie Behounkova, Ondrej Soucek, Ondrej Cadek, Jaroslav Hron, Gabriel Tobie, and Gael Choblet
09:50–10:05 |
EPSC-DPS2019-791
Forming the Tiger Stripe Fractures with eccentricity tides
Alyssa Rhoden, Terry Hurford, Joe Spitale, Wade Henning, and Eric Huff