Objective
"The exploration of worlds beyond our solar system aims to answer one of the most fundamental questions: Are We Alone in the Universe? Studying a diverse range of exoplanets is critical for investigating Earth-like exoplanets in the long-term as we develop the tools, facilities and techniques necessary for understanding their atmospheres in detail. Advanced telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and 30-metre telescopes (e.g. the Extremely Large Telescope, ELT; first-light ~2028) will enable direct exoplanet studies, but interpretation of these results will hinge on a thorough understanding of their complex weather phenomena. Exo-PEA is a transformational program that will utilise a novel combination of observational and computational data-driven techniques to reveal the physics of three critical weather phenomena in giant extrasolar worlds: clouds, winds and aurorae.
Objective 1: Spatially-Resolved Investigations of Clouds
My team will perform the first spatially-resolved investigations of clouds in extrasolar worlds, revealing the longitudinal and latitudinal behaviour of clouds. This objective will make use of data from JWST Cycle 2 PI Programs #3548, #3496 and #3486 as well as Co-I Programs #2965, #3375 and #3181.
Objective 2: Wind Speeds in Extrasolar Atmospheres
My team will pioneer the study of winds in imaged extrasolar atmospheres by measuring vertically-resolved winds in an extrasolar world for the first time and significantly increasing the number of wind speed measurements that exist. This objective will make use of data from JWST Cycle 2 PI Programs #3548 and #3496.
Objective 3: Atmospheric Signatures of Aurorae
My team will characterise the effects of magnetically-driven aurorae on extrasolar atmospheres for the first time beyond the solar system. This objective will make use of data from JWST Cycle 2 PI Programs #3548 and #3496."
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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D02 CX56 Dublin
Ireland
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