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AT: Climatology
August 27, 2018 - August 30, 2018
$205 – $305Meeting Location and Date
We are happy to announce the Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets III: From Stars to Surfaces conference (#CCTP3) scheduled for August 27–30, 2018 at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, Texas.
Purpose and Scope
The first CCTP conference was held in Boulder, Colorado in 2012, and fostered a series of interdisciplinary conversations on a wide range of planetary climates. The CCTP-2 meeting offered a similar range of conversations, including the effects of the Sun and other stars on the climates of Earth and other planets in and beyond the solar system. CCTP-3 will continue the dialogue and interactions started at these two previous conferences.
NASA’s 3rd Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets: From Stars to Surfaces (CCTP-3) conference will promote cross-disciplinary conversation on climate processes at work on terrestrial planets both within our solar system and in extrasolar systems. For the purpose of CCTP-3, terrestrial climate is a broad term, intended to include the climates of Earth, Mars, and Venus as well as the climates of Titan and Pluto. CCTP-3 also covers exoplanets similar to Earth, Mars, Venus, Titan, or Pluto.
The conference will synthesize present and past research in terrestrial climate science, including solar/stellar influences. It will do this from a multidisciplinary, multi-planet perspective to set up discussions of future research and mission needs. This means we will include expertise from planetary science, heliophysics, Earth science, and astronomy. It also means we will be encouraging the growth of a diverse and inclusive community so that we incorporate as many perspectives as possible into our discussions.
Public Event
Final planning efforts are underway for our public communications efforts. Two “Storms of the Solar System and Beyond” evening public events are scheduled. The first will be held Tuesday, August 28, and the second on Wednesday, August 29 to feature Latino scientists and will be presented entirely in Spanish.