Publications

2020

[24] Li, Cheng, A. Ingersoll, A. Klipfel, H. Brettle, Modeling the Stability of Polygonal Patterns of Vortices at the Poles of Jupiter as Revealed by the Juno Spacecraft, PNAS, accepted (2020)

[23] H. Ge, C. Li, X. Zhang, D. Lee, A Global Non-hydrostatic Atmospheric Model with a Mass and Energy Conserving Vertically-Implicit-Correction (VIC) Scheme, ApJS, 898:130 (2020)

[22] T. Guillot, C. Li, S. Bolton, S. Brown, A. Ingersoll, M. Janssen, S. Levin, J. Lunine, G. Orton, P. Steffes, D. Stevenson, Storms and the Depletion of Ammonia in Jupiter: II. Exlaining the Juno observations, JGR-Planets, 125, e2020JE006404 (2020)

[21] L.N. Fletcher, G.S. Orton, T.K. Greathouse, J.H. Rogers, Z. Zhang, F.A. Oyafuso, G. Eichstadt, H. Melin, C. Li, S.M. Levin, S. Bolton, M. Janssen, H-J. Mettig, D. Grassi, A. Mura, A. Adriani , Jupiter’s Equatorial Plumes and Hot Spots: Spectral Mapping from Gemini/TEXES and Juno/MWR, JGR-Planets, 125, e2020JE006399 (2020)

[20] Li, Cheng, A. Ingersoll, S. Bolton, S. Levin, M. Janssen, S. Atreya, J. Lunine, P. Steffes, S. Brown, T. Guillot, M. Allison, J. Arballo, A. Bellotti, V. Adumitroaie, S. Gulkis, A. Hodges, L. Li, S. Misra, G. Orton, F. Oyafuso, D. Santos-Costa, H. Waite, Z. Zhang, The water abundance in Jupiter’s equatorial zone, Nature Astronomy, doi::10.1038/s41550-020-1009-3 (2020)

2019

[19] Fan, S., C. Li, J. Li, S. Bartlett, J. Jiang, V. Natraj, D. Crisp, Y. Yung, Earth as an Exoplanet: A Two-dimensional alien map, ApJ, 888:L1 (2019)

[18] Le, T., C. Li, V. Natraj, X. Zhang, X. Liu, Q. Yang, W. Wu, A. Braverman, J. Jiang, H. Su, V. Payne, Y. Yung. Evaluation of modeled hyperspectral infrared spectra against AIRS observations under all sky scenarios using a novel statistical approach, JGR-atmosphere, in revision (2019)

[17] Fan, S., D. Shemansky, C. Li, P. Gao, Y. Yung. Retrieval of abundances of hydrocarbon and nitrile species in Titan’s upper atmosphere, ESS, 6, 1057 (2019)

2018

[16] Li, Cheng, X. Chen. Simulating Non-hydrostatic Atmospheres on Planets (SNAP): formulation, validation, and application to the Jovian atmosphere, ApJS, 240,2  (2018)

[15] Li, Cheng, T. Le, X. Zhang, Y. Yung, 2018. A High-performance Atmospheric Radiation Package: with applications to the radiative energy budgets of giant planets, JQSRT, 217,353-362 (2018)

[14] Blain, Doriann, T. Fouchet, T. Greathouse, T. Encrenaz, B. Charnay, B. Bezard, C. Li, E. Lellouch, G. Orton, L. Fletcher, P. Drossart, 2018. Mapping of Jupiter’s tropospheric NH3 abundance using ground-based ITRF/TEXES observations at 5 um, Icarus, 314,106-120 (2018)

[13] Brown, Shannon, M. Janssen, V. Adumitroaie, S. Bolton, S. Gulkis, A. Ingersoll, S. Levin, C. Li, L. Li, J. Lunine, S. Misra, G. Orton, P. Steffes, F. Tabataba-Vakili, I. Kolmasova, M. Imai, O. Santolik, W. Kurth, G. Hospodarsky, D. Gurnett, J. Connerney. Detection of lightning sferics on Jupiter from Pole to Pole, Nature, 558, 87-90 (2018)

[12] Li, Cheng, A. Ingersoll, F. Oyafuso. Moist adiabats with multiple condensing species: A new theory with application to giant planet atmospheres, JAS, 75(4),1063-1072 (2018)

2017

[11] Li, Cheng. Disrupting the atmospheric beat, Nature Astronomy, 1.11:753 (2017)

[10] Ingersoll, A.P., V. Adumitroaie, M. Allison, S. Atreya, A. Bellotti, S. Bolton, S. Brown, S. Gulkis, M. Janssen, S. Levin, C. Li, L. Li, J. Lunine, G. Orton, F. Oyafuso, P. Steffes. Implications of the ammonia distribution on Jupiter from 1 to 100 bars as measured by the Juno microwave radiometer. GRL, 44,7576-7685 (2017)

[9]   Li, Cheng, A.P. Ingersoll, M.A. Janssen, S.M. Levin, S.T. Bolton, V. Adumitroaie, M.D. Allison, J. Arballo, A.A. Bellotti, S.T. Brown, S. Ewald, L. Jewell, S. Misra, G.S. Orton, F.A. Oyafuso, P.G. Steffes, R. Williamson. The distribution of ammonia on Jupiter from inversion of Juno Microwave Radiometer data. GRL, 44(11) (2017)

[8]   Orton, G.S., T. Momary, A. Ingersoll, A. Adriani, C. Hanssen, M. Jannsen, J. Arballo, S. Atreya, S. Bolton, S. Brown, M. Caplinger, D. Grassi, C. Li, S. Levin, M. Moriconi, A. Mura, G. Sindoni. Multiple-Wavelength Sensing of Jupiter During the Juno Mission’s First Perijove Passage. GRL, 44(10) (2017)

[7]   Bolton, S.J., A. Adriani, V. Adumitroaie, J. Anderson, S. Atreya, J. Bloxham, S. Brown, J. E.P. Connerney, E. DeJong, W. Folkner, D. Gautier, S. Gulkis, T. Guillot, C. Hansen, W.B. Hubbard, L. Iess, A. Ingersoll, M. Janssen, J. Jorgensen, Y. Kaspi, S. Levin, C. Li, J. Lunine, Y. Miguel,  A. Mura,  G. Orton, T. Owen, M. Ravine, E. Smith, P. Steffes, E. Stone, D. Stevenson, R. Thorne, J. Waite, D. Durante, R. W. Ebert, T.K. Greathouse, V. Hue, M. Parisi, J. R. Szalay, R. Wilson. Jupiter’s interior and deep atmosphere: the first close polar pass with the Juno spacecraft. Science, 356(6340) (2017)

[6]    Janssen, M.A., J. Oswald, S. Brown, S. Gulkis, S. Levin, S. Bolton, M. Allison, S. Atreya, D.Gautier, A. Ingersoll, J. Lunine, G. Orton, T. Owen, P. Steffes, V. Adumitroaie, A. Bellotti, L. Jewell, C.  Li, et al. MWR: Microwave radiometer for the Juno Mission to Jupiter. SSR, 1-17 (2017)

2016

[5]   Trammell, H., L. Li, X. Jiang, Y. Pan, M. Smith, E. Bering III, S. Horst, A. Vasavada, A. Ingersoll, M. Janssen, R. West, C. Porco, C. Li, A. Simon, K. Baines, 2016. Vortices in Saturn’s Northern Hemisphere (2008-2015) observed by Cassini ISS. JGR – Planets, 121.9, 1814-1826 (2016)

2015

[4]   Li, Cheng, A. Ingersoll. Moist convection in hydrogen atmospheres and the frequency of Saturn’s giant storms, Nature Geoscience, 8, 398-403 (2015)

[3]   Li, Cheng, X. Zhang, P. Gao, Y. Yung. Vertical distribution of C3-hydrocarbons in the stratosphere of Titan, ApJL, 803, L19 (2015)

[2]   Gao, P., R. Y. Hu, T.  Robinson, C Li, Y. Yung. Stabilization of CO2 atmosphere on exoplanets around M dwarf stars, ApJ, 806, 249 (2015)

2014

[1]   Li, Cheng, X. Zhang, J. Kammer, M. Liang, R. Shia, Y. Yung. A non-monotonic eddy diffusivity profile of Titan’s atmosphere revealed by Cassini observations. PSS, 104, Part A(0), 48-58 (2014)