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Jason W. Barnes is affiliated with the University of Idaho in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work focuses extensively on Astronomy and Astrophysics, with significant contributions in Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Instrumentation, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research covers several key topics, including Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Space Satellite Systems and Control, as well as Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

The scientist has published numerous papers, with recent publications including:

  • Science Goals and Objectives for the Dragonfly Titan Rotorcraft Relocatable Lander, 2021, The Planetary Science Journal
  • Selection and Characteristics of the Dragonfly Landing Site near Selk Crater, Titan, 2021, The Planetary Science Journal
  • KELT-9 b's Asymmetric TESS Transit Caused by Rapid Stellar Rotation and Spin-Orbit Misalignment, 2020, The Astronomical Journal
  • Spatio-temporal Variation of Bright Ephemeral Features on Titan's North Pole, 2020, The Planetary Science Journal
  • Exploration of Enceladus and Titan: investigating ocean worlds' evolution and habitability in the Saturn system, 2021, Experimental Astronomy

Jason W. Barnes frequently collaborates with several colleagues including J. M. Soderblom, R. D. Lorenz, Shannon MacKenzie, C. Sotin, and Michael F. Heslar.

Their research outputs have been published predominantly in journals such as The Planetary Science Journal, arXiv (Cornell University), Experimental Astronomy, The Astronomical Journal, and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

Best Publications

  • Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results

    William J. Borucki;David Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

  • Planetary Radii across Five Orders of Magnitude in Mass and Stellar Insolation: Application to Transits

    J. J. Fortney;J. J. Fortney;M. S. Marley;J. W. Barnes

  • The identification of liquid ethane in Titan’s Ontario Lacus

    Robert H. Brown;L.A. Soderblom;Jason M. Soderblom;R. N. Clark

  • Rapid and extensive surface changes near Titan's equator: evidence of April showers.

    E. P. Turtle;J. E. Perry;A. G. Hayes;R. D. Lorenz

  • Composition and physical properties of Enceladus' surface

    Robert H. Brown;Roger N. Clark;Bonnie J. Buratti;Dale P. Cruikshank

  • Stability of Satellites around Close-in Extrasolar Giant Planets

    Jason W. Barnes;D. P. O’Brien

  • Detection and mapping of hydrocarbon deposits on Titan

    Roger N. Clark;John M. Curchin;Jason W. Barnes;Ralf Jaumann

  • Correlations between Cassini VIMS spectra and RADAR SAR images: Implications for Titan's surface composition and the character of the Huygens Probe Landing Site

    Laurence A. Soderblom;Randolph L. Kirk;Jonathan I. Lunine;Jeffrey A. Anderson

  • Dragonfly: A rotorcraft lander concept for scientific exploration at titan

    Ralph D. Lorenz;Elizabeth P. Turtle;Jason W. Barnes;Melissa G. Trainer

  • Cryovolcanism on Titan: New results from Cassini RADAR and VIMS

    R. M. C. Lopes;R. L. Kirk;K. L. Mitchell;A. LeGall

  • The Evolution of Titan's Mid-Latitude Clouds

    C.A. Griffith;P. Penteado;K. Baines;P. Drossart

  • Science Goals and Objectives for the Dragonfly Titan Rotorcraft Relocatable Lander

    Jason Barnes;Elizabeth Turtle;Melissa Trainer;Ralph Lorenz

  • Spectroscopy, morphometry, and photoclinometry of Titan's dunefields from Cassini/VIMS

    Jason W. Barnes;Robert H. Brown;Laurence Soderblom;Christophe Sotin

  • MEASURING THE OBLATENESS AND ROTATION OF TRANSITING EXTRASOLAR GIANT PLANETS

    Jason W. Barnes;Jonathan J. Fortney

  • Global-scale surface spectral variations on Titan seen from Cassini/VIMS

    Jason W. Barnes;Robert H. Brown;Laurence Soderblom;Bonnie J. Buratti

  • Obliquity variations of a moonless Earth

    Jack J. Lissauer;Jason W. Barnes;Jason W. Barnes;John E. Chambers

  • Effects of Orbital Eccentricity on Extrasolar Planet Transit Detectability and Light Curves

    Jason W. Barnes

  • Measurement of the Spin-Orbit Misalignment of KOI-13.01 from its Gravity-Darkened Kepler Transit Lightcurve

    Jason W. Barnes;Ethan Linscott;Avi Shporer;Avi Shporer

  • Specular reflection on Titan: Liquids in Kraken Mare

    Katrin Stephan;Ralf Jaumann;Robert H. Brown;Jason M. Soderblom

  • Organic sedimentary deposits in Titan's dry lakebeds: Probable evaporite

    Jason W. Barnes;Jacob Bow;Jacob Schwartz;Jacob Schwartz;Robert H. Brown

  • Fluvial erosion and post-erosional processes on Titan

    Ralf Jaumann;Robert H. Brown;Katrin Stephan;Jason W. Barnes

  • Global Mapping and Characterization of Titan's Dune Fields with Cassini: Correlation Between RADAR and VIMS Observations

    S. Rodriguez;A. Y. Garcia;A. Lucas;T. Appéré

  • Global circulation as the main source of cloud activity on Titan

    Sébastien Rodriguez;Stéphane Le Mouélic;Pascal Rannou;Gabriel Tobie

  • Titan's fluvial valleys: Morphology, distribution, and spectral properties

    M.H. Langhans;R. Jaumann;R. Jaumann;K. Stephan;R. H. Brown

  • Near‐infrared spectral mapping of Titan's mountains and channels

    Jason W. Barnes;Jason W. Barnes;Jani Radebaugh;Robert H. Brown;Steve Wall

  • Cassini observations of flow‐like features in western Tui Regio, Titan

    Jason W. Barnes;Robert H. Brown;Jani Radebaugh;Bonnie J. Buratti

  • Planetary Radii Across Five Orders of Magnitude in Mass and Stellar Insolation: Application to Transits

    Jonathan J. Fortney;J. W. Barnes;M. S. Marley

Frequent Co-Authors

Sebastien Rodriguez
Sebastien Rodriguez Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
S. Le Mouélic
S. Le Mouélic University of Nantes
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Ralph D. Lorenz
Ralph D. Lorenz Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Katrin Stephan
Katrin Stephan German Aerospace Center
Alexander G. Hayes
Alexander G. Hayes Cornell University
Stéphane Le Mouélic
Stéphane Le Mouélic University of Nantes
Jani Radebaugh
Jani Radebaugh Brigham Young University
Rosaly M. C. Lopes
Rosaly M. C. Lopes California Institute of Technology

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