Remote Sensing Observations of the Giant Planets

Dear Colleagues,

General interest in giant planets has increased in recent years with current, recent, and (potential) future missions, and above all because these planets provide nearby examples of the ever-growing number of exoplanets. With the potential to soon be able to characterize a large number of exoplanets, it is becoming ever so important to understand the make-up and evolution of the planets in our own Solar System. With recent advances in remote sensing techniques using premier telescopes, state-of-the-art instruments, and unique remote sensing capabilities from recent missions, we focus in this Special Issue of Remote Sensing on observations of giant planets across the electromagnetic spectrum. Together, these data paint a picture of the giant planets from their interiors up to their outermost atmospheric layers. In this issue, we will compare and contrast the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn with the smaller ice giants Uranus and Neptune. We will also compare our detailed knowledge of solar system giants with the large amount of data coming from giant exoplanets and the prospects for this field in the near future. Review contributions are welcomed, as well as papers describing new observations and analyses.

Dr. Imke de Pater
Dr. Yamila Miguel
Guest Editors

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