NAI
David Catling
University of Washington
Current Projects
- Task A: Solar System Analogs for Extrasolar Planetary Processes and Observations — 2016 NAI
- Jon Toner NAI NPP Postdoc Report — 2015 NAI
- Charnay NAI NPP PostDoc Report — 2015 NAI
- Solar System Analogs for Exoplanet Observations — 2015 NAI
- Astronomical Biosignatures, False Positives for Life, and Implications for Future Space Telescopes — 2015 NAI
- Understanding Past Environments on Earth and Mars — 2015 NAI
- Understanding the Early Mars Environment — 2014 NAI
- Solar System Analogs for Exoplanet Observations — 2014 NAI
- Understanding Past Earth Environments — 2014 NAI
- Charnay NAI NPP PostDoc Report — 2014 NAI
- Jon Toner NAI NPP Postdoc Report — 2014 NAI
- Climates and Evolution of Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets — 2013 NAI
- Understanding Past Earth Environments — 2013 NAI
- The Nature and Detectability of Astronomical Biosignatures — 2013 NAI
- Understanding the Early Mars Environment — 2013 NAI
- Stellar Radiative Effects on Planetary Habitability — 2012 NAI
- Understanding the Early Mars Environment — 2012 NAI
- Understanding Past Earth Environments — 2012 NAI
- Stellar Radiative Effects on Planetary Habitability — 2011 NAI
- Postdoctoral Fellow Report: Mark Claire — 2011 NAI
- Understanding Past Earth Environments — 2011 NAI
- Understanding the Early Mars Environment — 2011 NAI
- Understanding the Early Mars Environment — 2010 NAI
- Stellar Effects on Planetary Habitability — 2010 NAI
- Understanding Past Earth Environments — 2010 NAI
- Postdoctoral Fellow Report: Mark Claire — 2010 NAI
- Understanding Past Earth Environments — 2009 NAI
- Understanding the Early Mars Environment — 2009 NAI
- Building a Habitable Planet: The Geological Record — 2006 NAI
- Causes of Mass Extinctions: Testing Impact Models — 2005 NAI
- Biogeochemistry of Earth's Greenhouse Leading to the Rise of Oxygen — 2003 NAI
- Causes of Mass Extinctions: Testing Impact Models — 2003 NAI
- Biogeochemistry of Earth's Greenhouse Leading to the Rise of Oxygen — 2002 NAI
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NAI Project Collaborators
- Project collaborators as reported by the latest NAI Annual Report.
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Publications
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Catling, D. C., & Zahnle, K. J. (2009). The Planetary Air Leak. Scientific American, 300(5), 36–43. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0509-36
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Catling, D. C., Claire, M. W., Zahnle, K. J., Quinn, R. C., Clark, B. C., Hecht, M. H., & Kounaves, S. (2010). Atmospheric origins of perchlorate on Mars and in the Atacama. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115. doi:10.1029/2009je003425
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Marion, G. M., Catling, D. C., Zahnle, K. J., & Claire, M. W. (2010). Modeling aqueous perchlorate chemistries with applications to Mars. Icarus, 207(2), 675–685. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.003
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Som, S. M., Catling, D. C., Harnmeijer, J. P., Polivka, P. M., & Buick, R. (2012). Air density 2.7 billion years ago limited to less than twice modern levels by fossil raindrop imprints. Nature, 484(7394), 359–362. doi:10.1038/nature10890
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Tian, F., Claire, M. W., Haqq-Misra, J. D., Smith, M., Crisp, D. C., Catling, D., … Kasting, J. F. (2010). Photochemical and climate consequences of sulfur outgassing on early Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 295(3-4), 412–418. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.04.016
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Zahnle, K., Freedman, R. S., & Catling, D. C. (2011). Is there methane on Mars?. Icarus, 212(2), 493–503. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.11.027
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Zahnle, K., Haberle, R. M., Catling, D. C., & Kasting, J. F. (2008). Photochemical instability of the ancient Martian atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113(E11), None. doi:10.1029/2008je003160
See Project - Catling, D.C. & Bergsman, D.S. (2010). On detecting exoplanet biospheres from atmospheric chemical disequilibrium. Astrobiology Science Conference. See Project
- Catling, D.C. (2009). Atmospheric evolution of Mars. In: Gornitz, V. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments. Springer, Dordrecht. See Project
- Catling, D.C. (Submitted (2010)). Oxygenation of the Earth’s atmosphere. In: Gargaud, M. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer. See Project
- Catling, D.C., Leovy, C.B., Wood, S.E. & Day, M.D. (2011). A Lava Sea in the Northern Plains of Mars: Circumpolar Hesperian Oceans Reconsidered. Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts. See Project
- Claire, M., Catling, D. & Cohen, M. (2010). ``The Evolution Of Solar Flux From 2nm To 160 Microns: Quantitative Estimates For Planetary Studies’. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 41: p. 433. See Project
- Claire, M., Catling, D. & Cohen, M. (2010). ``The Evolution Of Solar Flux From 2nm To 160 Microns: Quantitative Estimates For Planetary Studies”. See Project
- Claire, M., Catling, D. & Zahnle, K. (2008). First Results froms a Time-dependent 1D early Earth Photochemical Model. Astrobiology, 8(2): 423. See Project
- Claire, M., Sheets, J., Cohen, M., Ribas, I. & Catling, D. (2011). The Evolution Of The Solar Flux: Quantitative Estimates For Planetary Studies. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. See Project
- Marion, G.M., Catling, D.C., Zahnle, K.J. & Claire, M.W. (2009). Modeling aqueous perchlorate chemistries with applications to Mars. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. The Woodlands, Texas. See Project
- Smith, M., Catling, D.C., Claire, M.W. & Zahnle, K. (2011). The photochemistry of early Mars: Implications for sedimentary minerals and life. Conference on Exploring Mars Habitability. Lisbon, Portugal. See Project
- Zahnle, K., Catling, D. & Claire, M. (2009). Does Microbial Zonation Recapitulate Phylogeny? A Possible Role for Biogenic Sulphur Gases in the Transition from Methane to Free Oxygen. AGU Fall Meeting. San Fransisco, CA. See Project
- Zahnle, K., Catling, D. & Claire, M. (2009). ``Does Microbial Zonation Recapitulate Phylogeny? A Possible Role for Biogenic Sulphur Gases in the Transition from Methane to Free Oxygen.”. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA. See Project
- Zahnle, K., Freedman, R. & Catling, D. (2011). Is There Methane on Mars? Part II. Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts. See Project
- Zahnle, K.J. & Catling, D.C. (2012, In Revision). Waiting for O2. Geological Society of America Special Publication. See Project
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Phone:
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Email:
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Discipline
Planetary Athmospheres, Biogeochemistry
