Research
Dr. Chanover's research involves the study of planetary atmospheres using
visible and infrared imaging and spectroscopic techniques. She has worked on
projects involving the upper atmospheric chemistry of Venus; measuring wind
speeds on Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn; and studying the atmospheric vertical
structure of Jupiter, Saturn, and Titan using radiative transfer modeling.
Many of her ground-based observing efforts have been in support of and
complementary to NASA spacecraft missions such as Galileo and Cassini.
Dr. Chanover is also involved in the development of new instrumentation for
planetary science, primarily acousto-optic tunable filter cameras for high
spectral resolution imaging polarimetry and/or spatially resolved
spectroscopy. Dr. Chanover is the Deputy PI for NASA's Planetary Data System Atmospheres Discipline Node, which is located in the NMSU Astronomy Department. The PDS archives all data from planetary spacecraft missions.
Teaching
Dr. Chanover often teaches an introductory undergraduate course about the
solar system (ASTR 105G). She has previously taught other introductory
and upper level undergraduate astronomy courses at NMSU, as well as a graduate
course on Solar System Astrophysics and directed independent studies related to planetary atmospheres. Dr. Chanover is also very involved in
public outreach; she volunteers in the local school system and she has had
several federally funded outreach programs to encourage and facilitate science
instruction in the middle school classrooms.
Publications
Selected Publications...
HST Spectral Imaging of Titan's Haze and Methane Profile Between 0.6 and 1.0 Microns During the 2000 Opposition.
Anderson, C. M., E. F. Young, N. J. Chanover, and C. P. McKay 2006,
Icarus, in revision.
Jupiter's White Oval turns Red.
Simon-Miller, A. A., N. J. Chanover, G. S. Orton, M. Sussman, I. G. Tsavaris, and E. Karkoschka 2006, Icarus, in press.
The Venus Nightglow: Ground-based Observations and Chemical Mechanisms.
Slanger, T. G., D. L. Huestis, P. C. Cosby, and N. J. Chanover 2006, Icarus, 182, 1-9.
Observing the Martian Surface Albedo Pattern: Comparing the AEOS and TES Data Sets.
Kahre, M. A., J. R. Murphy, N. J. Chanover, J. L. Africano, L. C. Roberts, and P. W. Kervin 2006, Icarus 179, 55-62.
Calibration of the Infrared Telescope Facility National Science Foundation Camera Jupiter Galileo Data Set.
Vincent, M. B., N. J. Chanover, R. F. Beebe, and L. Huber 2005, Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific 117, 1129-1143.
Vertical Structure Modeling of Saturn's Equatorial Region using High Spectral Resolution Imaging.
Temma, T., N. J. Chanover, D. A. Glenar, J. J. Hillman, D. M. Kuehn, A. A. Simon-Miller 2005, Icarus 175, 464-489.
Titan's Haze Structure in 1999 from Spatially Resolved Narrowband Imaging Surrounding the 0.94 Micron Methane Window.
Anderson, C. M., N. J. Chanover, C. P. McKay, P. Rannou, D. A. Glenar, and J. J. Hillman 2004, Geophys. Res. Lett. 31, L17S06, doi:10.1029/2004GL019857.
Probing Titan's Lower Atmosphere with Acousto-optic
Tuning.
Chanover, N.J., C.M. Anderson, C.P. McKay, P. Rannou, D.A. Glenar, J.J. Hillman, and W.E. Blass 2003, Icarus 163, 150-163.
