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Nicolas B. Cowan

Academic Title: Assistant Professor

Name: Nicolas B. Cowan

 

Department: Department of Astronomy

Department Website: http://www-astro.phast.umass.edu/

Institution: Amherst College

 

Address: LGRT-B 619E
710 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003-9305

 

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Expertise: I study the atmospheres of extrasolar planets (planets orbiting stars other than the Sun). My goal is to empirically measure their atmospheric reflectiveness (clouds), infrared opacity (greenhouse gases), and heat transport (winds). These are the dominant factors that determine the climate on all planets, including Earth. In order to make these measurements, I obtain and analyze observations from telescopes on the ground and in space.

 

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