research

The atmospheres of gas giant planets are shaped by clouds and dynamically evolving weather systems. Jupiter in our solar system is no exception. In our group, we want to know what the clouds of these planets are made of, how they cover their home planet, and how they evolve. Relatedly, we are interested in the multi-dimensional, time-dependent atmospheric structure of these giant planets. We live in exciting times, because with the JWST and the future ELT the community has fantastic tools to address such questions.

The “Atmospheric modeling and retrieval group” focuses on modeling that reveals the atmospheric structure of giant planets. We do this by comparing our predictions of atmospheric spectra with observations from the world’s most sensitive telescopes.