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Peter J. Gierasch

Peter J. Gierasch

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
67
Citations
13773
World Ranking
2009
National Ranking
825

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1975 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Peter J. Gierasch is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their work spans various aspects of academic research and scientific inquiry, although detailed information about specific publications, research topics, or fields of study is limited.

In recognition of their contributions, Gierasch was awarded the fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1975. This fellowship is notable within the academic community and highlights a level of professional acknowledgment during their career.

Due to the lack of more detailed data on topics, publications, coauthors, or specific scientific fields, a comprehensive outline of Gierasch's academic output or collaborative networks cannot be provided at this time.

Best Publications

  • Infrared observations of the saturnian system from voyager 1.

    R. Hanel;B. Conrath;F. M. Flasar;V. Kunde

  • Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition

    F. M. Flasar;R. K. Achterberg;B. J. Conrath;P. J. Gierasch

  • Infrared observations of the jovian system from voyager 1.

    R. Hanel;B. Conrath;M. Flasar;V. Kunde

  • Exploring The Saturn System In The Thermal Infrared: The Composite Infrared Spectrometer

    F. M. Flasar;V. G. Kunde;M. M. Abbas;R. K. Achterberg

  • Meridional Circulation and the Maintenance of the Venus Atmospheric Rotation

    Peter J. Gierasch

  • Dust devils on Mars

    Peter Thomas;Peter J. Gierasch

  • Infrared observations of the Saturnian system from Voyager 2

    R. Hanel;B. Conrath;F. M. Flasar;V. Kunde

  • Zonal mean properties of Jupiter's upper troposphere from voyager infrared observations

    Peter J. Gierasch;Barney J. Conrath;Julio A. Magalha˜es

  • A study of the thermal and dynamical structure of the martian lower atmosphere

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  • Climatic Change on Mars

    Carl Sagan;O. B. Toon;P. J. Gierasch

  • Observation of moist convection in Jupiter's atmosphere

    P. J. Gierasch;A. P. Ingersoll;D. Banfield;S. P. Ewald

  • Thermal Structure and Para Hydrogen Fraction on the Outer Planets from Voyager IRIS Measurements

    Barney J. Conrath;Peter J. Gierasch;Eugene A. Ustinov

  • Jupiter's Cloud Structure from Galileo Imaging Data☆

    D. Banfield;P. J. Gierasch;M. Bell;E. Ustinov

  • Moist convection as an energy source for the large-scale motions in Jupiter's atmosphere

    A. P. Ingersoll;P. J. Gierasch;D. Banfield;A. R. Vasavada

  • Temperature and circulation in the stratosphere of the outer planets

    Barney J. Conrath;Peter J. Gierasch;Stephen S. Leroy

  • Temperatures, Winds, and Composition in the Saturnian System

    F. M. Flasar;R. K. Achterberg;B. J. Conrath;J. C. Pearl

  • Infrared Observations of the Neptunian System

    B. Conrath;F. M. Flasar;R. Hanel;V. Kunde

  • Variable features on Mars 2: Mariner 9 global results

    Carl Sagan;Joseph Veverka;Paul Fox;Russell Dubisch

  • The vertical structure of limb hazes in the Martian atmosphere

    Fred Jaquin;Peter Gierasch;Ralph Kahn

  • The Effect of Dust on the Temperature of the Martian Atmosphere

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  • Galileo's First Images of Jupiter and the Galilean Satellites

    M J. S. Belton;J W. Head;A. P. Ingersoll;R. Greeley

  • Global variation of the para hydrogen fraction in Jupiter's atmosphere and implications for dynamics on the outer planets

    Barney J. Conrath;Peter J. Gierasch

Frequent Co-Authors

Barney J. Conrath
Barney J. Conrath Cornell University
Don Banfield
Don Banfield Cornell University
Andrew P. Ingersoll
Andrew P. Ingersoll California Institute of Technology
Peter L. Read
Peter L. Read University of Oxford
Glenn S. Orton
Glenn S. Orton California Institute of Technology
Ashwin R. Vasavada
Ashwin R. Vasavada California Institute of Technology
Ronald Greeley
Ronald Greeley Arizona State University
James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University
Michael H. Carr
Michael H. Carr United States Geological Survey
Peter C. Thomas
Peter C. Thomas Cornell University

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