Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A
We are delighted to announce that the Special Issue of Philosophical Transactions A devoted to Ice Giant Systems has been published, and the full contents are described below. On behalf of the Guest Editors of the issue and the journal team we would like to thank you very much for your input in shaping this issue.
Discussion meeting issue ‘Future exploration of ice giant systems’ organised and edited by Leigh N. Fletcher, Christopher S. Arridge, Athena Coustenis, Mark D. Hofstadter, Adam Masters and Amy A. Simon
Vol. 378, No. 2187, (December 2020) This issue is now available online at: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rsta/2020/378/2187?ai=aqlb&ui=avn3&af=H
INTRODUCTION
Introduction: Ice giant system exploration in the 2020s: an introduction L. N. Fletcher, A. A. Simon, M. D. Hofstadter, C. S. Arridge, Ian J. Cohen, A. Masters, K. Mandt and A. Coustenis Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
ARTICLES
Review articles: The interiors of Uranus and Neptune: current understanding and open questions Ravit Helled and Jonathan J. Fortney Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Research articles: The role of ice lines in the formation of Uranus and Neptune O. Mousis, A. Aguichine, R. Helled, P. G. J. Irwin and J. I. Lunine Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Review articles: Neptune and Uranus: ice or rock giants? N. A. Teanby, P. G. J. Irwin, J. I. Moses and R. Helled Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Review articles: The underexplored frontier of ice giant dynamos K. M. Soderlund and S. Stanley Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Research articles: Ice giant seismology: prospecting for normal modes A. James Friedson Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Review articles: Convective storms and atmospheric vertical structure in Uranus and Neptune R. Hueso, T. Guillot and A. Sánchez-Lavega Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Review articles: Atmospheric chemistry on Uranus and Neptune J. I. Moses, T. Cavalié, L. N. Fletcher and M. T. Roman Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Review articles: The upper atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune Henrik Melin Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Review articles: Auroral emissions from Uranus and Neptune L. Lamy Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Research articles: Atmospheric implications of the lack of H3+ detection at Neptune L. Moore, J. I. Moses, H. Melin, T. S. Stallard and J. O’Donoghue Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Review articles: Ice giant magnetospheres Carol Paty, Chris S. Arridge, Ian J. Cohen, Gina A. DiBraccio, Robert W. Ebert and Abigail M. Rymer Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Review articles: The rings and small moons of Uranus and Neptune Mark R. Showalter Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Research articles: Topography and geology of Uranian mid-sized icy satellites in comparison with Saturnian and Plutonian satellites Paul M. Schenk and Jeffrey M. Moore Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Discussion: Enabling technologies for ice giant exploration Thomas R. Spilker Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Review articles: The exoplanet perspective on future ice giant exploration H. R. Wakeford and P. A. Dalba Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Review articles: Lessons learned from (and since) the Voyager 2 flybys of Uranus and Neptune Heidi B. Hammel Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
Opinion piece: Cross-NASA divisional relevance of an Ice Giant mission Ian J. Cohen and Abigal M. Rymer Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2187, December 2020
