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Overview

Peter L. Read is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several interconnected domains within physics and earth sciences, focusing primarily on planetary atmospheres and fluid dynamics. Their publication record includes a range of scientific articles addressing atmospheric and planetary phenomena, with work published in diverse venues such as "Nonlinear processes in geophysics" and "Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics."

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter L. Read include:

  • Baroclinic and barotropic instabilities in planetary atmospheres: energetics, equilibration and adjustment (2020), published in Nonlinear processes in geophysics
  • The Dynamics of Jupiter's and Saturn's Weather Layers: A Synthesis After Cassini and Juno (2023), published in Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter L. Read are listed as:

  • Roland Young
  • Neil T. Lewis
  • Simon Cabanes
  • Juan M. Lora
  • Stefania Espa

The scientist's body of work appears mainly in publication venues including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
  • Nonlinear processes in geophysics

Peter L. Read's research contributions are primarily situated within the fields of study:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Subfields of study presenting significant engagement include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change

Key topics covered in their work are:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Best Publications

  • Mitigation from a cross-sectoral perspective

    Terry Barker;Igor Bashmakov;Awwad Alharthi;Markus Ammann

  • Improved general circulation models of the Martian atmosphere from the surface to above 80 km

    François Forget;Frédéric Hourdin;Richard Fournier;Christophe Hourdin

  • Titan's atmospheric temperatures, winds, and composition

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

  • A climate database for Mars

    Stephen R. Lewis;Matthew Collins;Peter L. Read;François Forget

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

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

  • Mars Climate Sounder: An investigation of thermal and water vapor structure, dust and condensate distributions in the atmosphere, and energy balance of the polar regions

    D. J. McCleese;J. T. Schofield;F. W. Taylor;S. B. Calcutt

  • Modeling the Martian dust cycle, 1. Representations of dust transport processes

    Claire E. Newman;Stephen R. Lewis;Peter L. Read;François Forget

  • Structure and dynamics of the Martian lower and middle atmosphere as observed by the Mars Climate Sounder: Seasonal variations in zonal mean temperature, dust and water ice aerosols

    D. J. McCleese;N. G. Heavens;J. T. Schofield;W. A. Abdou

  • Temperatures, Winds, and Composition in the Saturnian System

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

  • The Martian climate revisited : atmosphere and environment of a desert planet

    Peter L. Read;Stephen R. Lewis

  • Modeling the Martian dust cycle 2. Multiannual radiatively active dust transport simulations

    Claire E. Newman;Stephen R. Lewis;Peter L. Read;François Forget

  • THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER

    A. Petrosyan;B. Galperin;S. E. Larsen;S. Lewis

  • The Atmospheric Dynamics of Venus

    Agustín Sánchez-Lavega;Sebastien Lebonnois;Takeshi Imamura;Peter Read

  • The Mars Climate Database (MCD version 5.2)

    E. Millour;Francois Forget;Aymeric Spiga;T. Navarro

  • Dynamics of Jupiter's atmosphere

    Andrew P. Ingersoll;Timothy E. Dowling;Peter J. Gierasch;Glenn S. Orton

  • Assimilation of thermal emission spectrometer atmospheric data during the Mars Global Surveyor aerobraking period

    Stephen R. Lewis;Peter L. Read;Barney J. Conrath;John C. Pearl

  • Anisotropic turbulence and zonal jets in rotating flows with a β-effect

    B. Galperin;S. Sukoriansky;N. Dikovskaya;P. L. Read

  • Temperature and Composition of Saturn's Polar Hot Spots and Hexagon

    L. N. Fletcher;P. G. J. Irwin;G. S. Orton;N. A. Teanby

  • Saturn’s rotation period from its atmospheric planetary-wave configuration

    P. L. Read;T. E. Dowling;G. Schubert

  • An intense stratospheric jet on Jupiter

    F. M. Flasar;V. G. Kunde;R. K. Achterberg;B. J. Conrath

  • The Mars Climate Database (MCD version 5.3)

    Ehouarn Millour;Francois Forget;Aymeric Spiga;Margaux Vals

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen R. Lewis
Stephen R. Lewis The Open University
Miguel Lopez-Valverde
Miguel Lopez-Valverde Spanish National Research Council
Fredric W. Taylor
Fredric W. Taylor University of Oxford
François Forget
François Forget Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Barney J. Conrath
Barney J. Conrath Cornell University
Peter J. Gierasch
Peter J. Gierasch Cornell University
Leigh N. Fletcher
Leigh N. Fletcher University of Leicester
Patrick G. J. Irwin
Patrick G. J. Irwin University of Oxford
Franck Lefèvre
Franck Lefèvre Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Aymeric Spiga
Aymeric Spiga Sorbonne University

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