BIRA-IASB publications

Since its creation, the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) has gained international recognition with its scientific study of the atmospheres of solar system bodies, from the surface up into interplanetary space, as well as with its study of how the Sun affects our environment. BIRA-IASB attempts to provide the answers to our society's questions on the condition of our atmosphere. One of present-day’s big research questions is the investigation of the links between changes in the atmospheric composition, air quality and climate. BIRA-IASB is hence strongly involved in both the atmosphere and climate components of the European Copernicus programme and in the ESA Climate Change Initiative and Space Situational Awareness programmes. BIRA-IASB is also involved in many international projects for the study of planetary atmospheres, such as Venus Express and ExoMars, in SOLSPEC (observation of extraterrestrial solar radiation) and the interplanetary observation Cluster II (interaction of solar wind with the magnetosphere). Moreover BIRA-IASB has the expertise to design its own space mission, of which ALTIUS is an example.

Recent Submissions

Vertical profiles of Martian aerosols distribution parameters and composition retrievals from NOMAD-SO

Stolzenbach, A.; López-Valverde, M-A.; Funke, B.González-Galindo, F.Brines, A.Modak, A.Lopez Moreno, J.J.Hill, B.Thomas, I.Vandaele, A.C.Luginin, M.Oleg, K.Aoki, S.Villanueva, G.Liuzzi, G.Wolff, M.Bellucci, G.Patel, M.the NOMAD Team et al.
Martian water vapor vertical profiles from solar occultation measurements by NOMAD onboard TGO/ExoMars: H2O-Temperature retrievals with the IAA-KOPRA forward model

Brines, A.; Lopez-Valverde, M.A.; Stolzenbach, A.Modak, A.Hill, B.Funke, B.González-Galindo, F.Lopez Moreno, J.J.Aoki, S.Vandaele, A.C.Daerden, F.Thomas, I.Erwin, J.Trompet, L.Ristic, B.Villanueva, G.Liuzzi, G.Patel, M.Bellucci, G. et al.
Simulating spectra of Jupiter’s atmosphere based on MAJIS VIS-NIR characteristics

Cisneros González, M.E.; Robert, S.; Erwin, J.Vandaele, A.C.Lauzin, C.Poulet, F.Piccioni, G. et al.
Nadir retrieval of ice clouds and dust from NOMAD/UVIS on board Exomars TGO

Willame, Y.; Mason, J.; Vandaele, A.C.Erwin, J.Piccialli, A.Depiesse, C.Wolff, M.J.Daerden, F.Thomas, I.R.Ristic, B.Patel, M.R.Bellucci, G.Lopez-Moreno, J.-J. et al.
MOMSTER, a Europlanet-funded public engagement project

Calders, S.; Lamy, H.; Anciaux, M.Lefever, K.Kolenberg, K.Sterken, M.Kochuyt, A.-L. et al.
Retrieval of Martian CO vertical profiles from NOMAD solar occultation measurements

Modak, A.; Lopez-Valverde, M.A.; Funke, B.Hill, B.Brines, A.Stolzenbach, A.Gonzalez-Galindo, F.Lopez Moreno, J.J.Erwin, J.Trompet, L.Thomas, I.Daerden, F.Vandaele, A.C.Ristic, B.Villanueva, G.Liuzzi, G.Bellucci, G.Patel, M. et al.
Mesospheric water ice clouds in Mars Year 34-35 as identified in ExoMars UVIS occultation opacities

Streeter, P.; Sellers, G.; Wolff, M.Mason, J.Patel, M.Lewis, S.Holmes, J.Daerden, F.Thomas, I.Ristic, B.Willame, Y.Depiesse, C.Vandaele, A.C.Bellucci, G.López-Moreno, J.J. et al.
Water vapor vertical distributions on Mars: Results from three years of TGO/NOMAD science operations

Aoki, S.; Vandaele, A.C.; Daerden, F.Villanueva, G.Liuzzi, G.Lopez-Valverde, M.A.Brines, A.Thomas, I.Erwin, J.Trompet, L.Robert, S.Neary, L.Viscardy, S.Piccialli, A.Fedorova, A.Kleinbohl, A.Clancy, T.Patel, M.Holmes, J.the NOMAD team et al.
Observation opportunities for Mars atmosphere with the MIRS instrument aboard the Martian Moon eXploration mission

Doressoundiram, A.; Gautier, T.; Barucci, M.A.Aoki, S.Lasue, J.Réess, J.-M.Bernardi, P.Le Du, M.Sawyer, E.Iwata, T.Nakagawa, H.Nakamura, T.the MIRS Team et al.
Detecting Venus’ volcanic gas plumes with VenSpec-H

Robert, S.; Macovenco, C.; Lefèvre, M.Wilson, C.Marcq, E.Bézard, B.Helbert, J.Vandaele, A.C. et al.
The distribution of ozone on Mars as measured by the NOMAD-UVIS spectrometer in Mars year 34

Mason, J.; Patel, M.; Holmes, J.Streeter, P.Brown, M.Sellers, G.Marriner, C.Lewis, S.Wolff, M.Willame, Y.Depiesse, C.Ristic, B.Thomas, I.Daerden, F.Vandaele, A.C.López Moreno, J.J. et al.
Seasonal variation of ozone vertical profiles form ExoMars TGO and comparison to water

Patel, M.R.; Seller, G.; Mason, J.Holmes, J.Brown, M.Lewis, S.Rajendran, K.Streeter, P.Marriner, C.Hathi, B.Slade, D.Leese, M.Wolff, M.Khayat, A.Smith, M.Aoki, S.Piccialli, A.Vandaele, A.C.Robert, S.Daerden, F.the NOMAD Team et al.
Soapbox Science Brussels: an outreach platform for the promotion of Women in Sciences in Belgium

Bingen, C.; San Pham, L.B.; Lamort, L.Lefever, K.Piccialli, A.Yseboodt, M. et al.
Magnetic Field Aligned Potentials as an Acceleration Mechanism at Jupiter

Constable, D.; Ray, L.; Badman, S.Arridge, C.Lorch, C.Gunell, H. et al.
Global variations in the vertical distribution of water during Mars Year 34 from multiple spacecraft observations

Holmes, J.; Lewis, S.; Patel, M.Aoki, S.Liuzzi, G.Villanueva, G.Crismani, M.Fedorova, A.Alday, J.Kass, D.Vandaele, A.C.Korablev, O. et al.
The Comet Interceptor Mission

Jones, G.; Snodgrass, C.; Tubiana, C.The Comet Interceptor Team et al.
Relationship between the ozone and water vapour vertical profiles on Mars observed by NOMAD-TGO

Piccialli, A.; Vandaele, A.C.; Aoki, S.Willame, Y.Depiesse, C.Trompet, L.Neary, L.Viscardy, S.Daerden, F.Erwin, J.Thomas, I.R.Ristic, B.Mason, J.Patel, M.Khayat, A.Wolff, M.Bellucci, G.Lopez Moreno, J.J. et al.
COVID-19 lockdown effects on gender inequality

Inno, L.; Rotundi, A.; Piccialli, A.
Virtual European Solar & Planetary Access (VESPA)  2021: consolidation

Erard, S.; the VESPA team
The Martian environment observed by NOMAD on ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

Vandaele, A.C.; Daerden, F.; Thomas, I.R.Aoki, S.Depiesse, C.Erwin, J.Neary, L.Piccialli, A.Ristic, B.Robert, S.Trompet, L.Viscardy, S.Willame, Y.Gérard, J.-C.Villanueva, G.Mason, J.Patel, M.Bellucci, G.Lopez-Valverde, M.Lopez-Moreno, J.-J. et al.