Grant: Canada Research Chairs
York University
$120,000.00
Planetary Science
FY 2019-20
Summary
This research program will investigate the climate of Mars on multiple time scales, from daily and seasonal scales to Milankovitch cycles that create ice ages on Earth. Dr. Smith will study many aspects related to Martian climate, including ice crystallization processes, the effects of winds on the surface of Mars, and the climate record stored in the polar ice caps. Several techniques will be employed: remote sensing from orbital radar and cameras, laboratory experiments with ice crystals, computer modeling of Martian glaciers and winds, and field work that compares arctic features on Earth to cryosphere features on Mars.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000232000-2017
Name nom
Smith, Isaac
Department département
Earth & Space Science & Engineering
Organization id
38
Institution établissement
York University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
3250
Research subject group en
Space science
Research subject group fr
Recherche spatiale
Research subject en
Space science
Research subject fr
Recherche spatiale
Installment
NA
Partie
0
Nb partie
NA
Application title
Planetary Science
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
This research program will investigate the climate of Mars on multiple time scales, from daily and seasonal scales to Milankovitch cycles that create ice ages on Earth. Dr. Smith will study many aspects related to Martian climate, including ice crystallization processes, the effects of winds on the surface of Mars, and the climate record stored in the polar ice caps. Several techniques will be employed: remote sensing from orbital radar and cameras, laboratory experiments with ice crystals, computer modeling of Martian glaciers and winds, and field work that compares arctic features on Earth to cryosphere features on Mars.
