A. Nair

Scientific Software Developer

240-228-4017

PhD, Planetary Science

1996, California Institute of Technology
MS, Planetary Science

1992, California Institute of Technology
BS, Physics and Mathematics

1990, Gannon University

I have been at APL in the SAA (formerly SIS) group since 2007, developing mission planning and data analysis/visualization software. Notable highlights are the planning and commanding for the MDIS camera suite on MESSENGER (using SciBox) and developing the power and data allocation model (built with Crucible) for the Dragonfly Concept Study Report. I am interested in generalizing these types of tools to be easily applied to new missions or concepts.

Scholarly Publications

MEGANE investigations of Phobos and the Small Body Mapping Tool

Earth, Planets and Space, 2021

Nancy L. Chabot and Patrick N. Peplowski and Carolyn M. Ernst and Hari Nair and Michael Lucks and R. Josh Steele and David J. Lawrence, (2021), MEGANE investigations of Phobos and the Small Body Mapping Tool, Earth, Planets and Space, 73, 1, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01509-x

Persephone: A Pluto-system Orbiter and Kuiper Belt Explorer

The Planetary Science Journal, 2021

Carly J. A. Howett and Stuart J. Robbins and Bryan J. Holler and Amanda Hendrix and Karl B. Fielhauer and Mark E. Perry and Fazle E. Siddique and Clint T. Apland and James C. Leary and S. Alan Stern and Heather Elliott and Francis Nimmo and Simon B. Porter and Silvia Protopapa and Kelsi N. Singer and Orenthal J. Tucker and Anne J. Verbiscer and Bruce B. Andrews and Stewart S. Bushman and Adam V. Crifasi and Doug Crowley and Clint L. Edwards and Carolyn M. Ernst and Blair D. Fonville and David P. Frankford and Dan T. Gallagher and Mark E. Holdridge and Jack W. Hunt and J. J. Kavelaars and Chris J. Krupiarz and James S. Kuhn and William McKinnon and Hari Nair and David H. Napolillo and Jon P. Pineau and Jani Radebaugh and Rachel O. Sholder and John R. Spencer and Adam Thodey and Samantha R. Walters and Bruce D. Williams and Robert J. Wilson and Leslie A. Young, (2021), Persephone: A Pluto-system Orbiter and Kuiper Belt Explorer, The Planetary Science Journal, 2, 2, 75, https://doi.org/10.3847/psj/abe6aa

Validation of Stereophotoclinometric Shape Models of Asteroid (101955) Bennu during the OSIRIS-REx Mission

The Planetary Science Journal, 2021

M. M. Al Asad and L. C. Philpott and C. L. Johnson and O. S. Barnouin and E. Palmer and J. R. Weirich and M. G. Daly and M. E. Perry and R. Gaskell and E. B. Bierhaus and J. A. Seabrook and R. Espiritu and H. Nair and C. Ernst and R. T. Daly and M. C. Nolan and H. L. Enos and D. S. Lauretta, (2021), Validation of Stereophotoclinometric Shape Models of Asteroid (101955) Bennu during the OSIRIS-REx Mission, The Planetary Science Journal, 2, 2, 82, https://doi.org/10.3847/psj/abe4dc

Vertical profiles of Mars 1.27 µm O 2 dayglow from MRO CRISM limb spectra: Seasonal/global behaviors, comparisons to LMDGCM simulations, and a global definition for Mars water vapor profiles

Icarus, 2017

R. Todd Clancy and Michael D. Smith and Franck Lef`evre and Timothy H. McConnochie and Brad J. Sandor and Michael J. Wolff and Steven W. Lee and Scott L. Murchie and Anthony D. Toigo and Hari Nair and Thomas Navarro, (2017), Vertical profiles of Mars 1.27~$mathrmmu$m O 2 dayglow from MRO CRISM limb spectra: Seasonal/global behaviors, comparisons to LMDGCM simulations, and a global definition for Mars water vapor profiles, Icarus, 293, 132--156, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.04.011

Determining shape of a seasonally shadowed asteroid using stellar occultation imaging

Planetary and Space Science, 2016

Scott L. Murchie and Hari Nair and Grant K. Stephens, (2016), Determining shape of a seasonally shadowed asteroid using stellar occultation imaging, Planetary and Space Science, 131, 24--32, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2016.06.011

Imaging Mercury's polar deposits during MESSENGER's low-altitude campaign

Geophysical Research Letters, 2016

Nancy L. Chabot and Carolyn M. Ernst and David A. Paige and Hari Nair and Brett W. Denevi and David T. Blewett and Scott L. Murchie and Ariel N. Deutsch and James W. Head and Sean C. Solomon, (2016), Imaging Mercury's polar deposits during MESSENGER's low-altitude campaign, Geophysical Research Letters, 43, 18, 9461--9468, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gl070403

O2(a1Δg,υ= 0) chemical loss coefficients determined from SABER sunset measurements

Geophysical Research Letters, 2009

Hari Nair and Jeng-Hwa Yee, (2009), O2(a1$upDelta, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, 15, n/a--n/a, https://doi.org/10.1029/2009gl039335

Isotopic fractionation of methane in the martian atmosphere

Icarus, 2005

H NAIR and M SUMMERS and C MILLER and Y YUNG, (2005), Isotopic fractionation of methane in the martian atmosphere, Icarus, 175, 1, 32--35, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2004.10.018

Localized rapid ozone loss in the northern winter stratosphere: An analysis of UARS observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 1998

Hari Nair and Mark Allen and Lucien Froidevaux and Richard W. Zurek, (1998), Localized rapid ozone loss in the northern winter stratosphere: An analysis of UARS observations, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 103, D1, 1555--1571, https://doi.org/10.1029/97jd03072

A Photochemical Model of the Martian Atmosphere

Icarus, 1994

Hari Nair and Mark Allen and Ariel D. Anbar and Yuk L. Yung and R.Todd Clancy, (1994), A Photochemical Model of the Martian Atmosphere, Icarus, 111, 1, 124--150, https://doi.org/10.1006/icar.1994.1137