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David’s research is on comparative planetology, more specifically atmospheric evolution, with a focus on Venus.

Here are several of David’s scientific publications and research topics.You will find many of his papers available by clicking on the article. If there are any that are not available, or you would like a reprint, please send us an e-mail.

Bullock, M. A., Grinspoon, D. H., (2013) The Atmosphere and Climate of Venus. In Comarative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets (S. J. Mackwell et al., eds), pp 19-54. University of Arizona, Tucson.

A. Posner, et al (2013) The Hohmann–Parker effect measured by the Mars Science Laboratory on the transfer from Earth to Mars: Consequences and opportunities. Planetary and Space Science 89 (2013) 127–139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2013.09.013

Baines K. H., Atreya S. K., Bullock M. A., Grinspoon D. H., Mahaffy P., Russell C. T., Schubert G., and Zahnle K. (2013) The atmospheres of the terrestrial planets: Clues to the origins and early evolution of Venus, Earth, and Mars. In Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets (S. J. Mackwell et al., eds.), pp. 137–160. Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, DOI: 10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816530595-ch006. 

McGouldrick, K., O. B. Toon, and D. H. Grinspoon. (2011). Sulfuric acid in the atmospheres of terrestrial planets, Planet. Space Sci., 59:934-941.

Grinspoon, D., Amato, M.J., Adams, M.L., Balint, T. (2010). Venus Climate Mission Study, Mission Concept Study Report to the NRC Decadal Survey Inner Planets Panel, NASAGSFC, JPL/Caltech, NASA-ARC, June 2010

F.W. Taylor and D.H. Grinspoon. (2009). Climate Evolution of Venus. J. Geophys. Res. 114.

McGouldrick, K., K. H. Baines, T. W. Momary, and D. H. Grinspoon. (2008). Venus Express / VIRTIS observations of middle and lower cloud variability and implications for dynamics, J. Geophys. Res., 113. E00B14, doi:10.1029/2008JE003113.

K.H. Baines, et al. (2007). “Experiencing Venus: Clues to the Origin, Evolution and Chemistry of Terrestrial Planets via In Situ Exploration of our Sister World.” in Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet, Amer Geophysical Union. June 30, 2007

D. H. Grinspoon and M.A. Bullock. (2007). Astrobiology and Venus Exploration, in Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet, Larry W. Esposito, Ellen R. Stofan, Thomas E. Cravens, Editors. Amer Geophysical Union . June 30, 2007

Chapman, C.R., B.A. Cohen and D.H. Grinspoon. (2007). What are the real contraints on the existence and magnitude of the late heavy bombardment? Icarus, 189:226-238

Tarter et. al. (2007). A Reappraisal of The Habitability of Planets around M Dwarf Stars. Astrobiology, 7, 30-65.

Spencer, J. and Grinspoon, D., (2007) Inside Enceladus. Nature 445:376-377.

Schulze-Makuch and D.H. Grinspoon (2005) Biologically enhanced energy and carbon cycling on Titan? Astrobiology, 5, 560-567.

Schulze-Makuch,D., D.H. Grinspoon., O. Abbas, L.N. Irwin and M. Bullock. (2004). A Sulfur Based Survival Strategy for Putative Phototrophic Life in the Venusian Atmosphere. Astrobiology, 4(1):11-18.

Bullock, M.A. and D.H. Grinspoon (2001). The Recent Evolution of Climate on Venus. Icarus, 150, 19-37

Solomon, C., M.A. Bullock and D.H. Grinspoon (1999). Climate change as a regulator of Tectonics on Venus. Science 286, 87-90

Bullock, M. and D.H. Grinspoon. (1996). The Stability of Climate on Venus. J. Geophys. Res. 101, 2268.

de Bergh, C. B. Bezard, D. Crisp, J.P. Maillard, T. Owen, J. Pollack and D.H. Grinspoon (1995). Water in the deep atmosphere of Venus from high-resolution spectra of the night side. Adv. Space Res., 15, 479-488

Grinspoon, D.H., J.B. Pollack, B.R. Sitton, R.W. Carlson, L.W. Kamp, K.H. Baines, T. Encrenaz and F.W. Taylor (1993). Probing Venus’ cloud structure with Galileo NIMS. Planet. Space Sci., 41, 515-542. 

Bullock, M.A., D.H. Grinspoon and J.W. Head (1993). Venus resurfacing rates: constraints provided by 3-D Monte Carlo simulations. Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 2147-2150.

Drossart, P., et al (1993). The H2O abundance in the lower atmosphere of Venus from NIMS-Galileo. Planet. Space Sci . 41, 495-504.

Roos, M., P. Drossart, Th. Encrenaz, E. Lellouch, B. Bezard, R.W. Carlson, K. Baines, L.W. Kamp, F.W. Taylor, A.D. Collard, S.B. Calcutt, J.B. Pollack and D.H. Grinspoon (1993). The upper clouds of Venus: determination of the scale height from NIMS-Galileo Infrared data. Planet. Space Sci .. 41, 505-514.

Carlson, R.W., L.W. Kamp, K. Baines, J. Pollack, D. Grinspoon, T. Encrenaz, P. Drossart and F. Taylor. (1993). Distinct Venus cloud types as observed by the Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer Planet. Space Sci .41, 477-486.

Bezard, B., C. de Bergh, B. Fegley, J.-P. Maillard, D. Crisp, T. Owen, J.B. Pollack and D. Grinspoon (1993). The abundance of sulfur dioxide below the clouds of Venus. Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 1587-1590.

Pollack, J.B., D.H. Grinspoon, J.B. Dalton, R. Wattson, R. Freeman, D. Crisp, D. Allen, B. Bezard, C. deBergh, L.P. Givers, Q. Ma and R. Tipping (1993). Near-Infrared light from Venus’ Nightside: A Spectroscopic Analysis. Icarus, 103, 1-42

Grinspoon, D.H. (1993). Implications of the high deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio for the sources of water in Venus’ atmosphere. Nature, 363, 428-431.

Zahnle, K.Z., L. Dones, J.B. Pollack, and D.H. Grinspoon (1992). Impact generated atmospheres over Titan, Ganymede and Callisto. Icarus, 95, 1-23, Habitability of extreme planet environments

Crisp, D., D.A. Allen, D.H. Grinspoon, and J.B. Pollack (1991). The dark side of Venus: Near infrared images and spectra from the Anglo-Australian Observatory. Science, 253, 1263-1266.

Zahnle, K. and D.H. Grinspoon (1990). Comet dust as a source of amino acids at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary. Nature, 348, 157-160.

Lewis, J.S. and D.H. Grinspoon. (1990).
Vertical distribution of water in the atmosphere of Venus: A simple thermochemical explanation. Science, 249, 1273-1275. 3-D Monte Carlo modelling of the surface evolution of Venus

Grinspoon, D.H. and C. Sagan (1988).
The effect of asteroid and comet impacts on the early terrestrial environment.
Abstract for invited talk at the twenty-seventh COSPAR meeting.

Grinspoon, D.H. and J.S. Lewis (1988). Cometary water on Venus: Implications of stochastic impacts. Icarus, 74, 21-35.

Grinspoon, D.H., and J.S. Lewis. (1987). Deuterium fractionation in the pre-solar nebula: Kinetic limitations on surface catalysis. Icarus, 72, 430-436. 

Grinspoon, D.H. (1987) Was Venus wet? Deuterium reconsidered. Science, 238, 1702-1704.