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astro-ph.EP2026

A JWST transiting survey of FGK stellar limb darkening: empirical evidence for quadratic laws and atmospheric model comparisons

David K. Sing, Joshua D. Lothringer, Jeff A. Valenti +11

We present a study of stellar limb-darkening using JWST transit observations of seven exoplanets orbiting FGK host stars, spanning 4200-6800 K. The wide wavelength coverage and hig…

astro-ph.EP2026

Beyond the mass-radius plane: Integrated radiative-convective and interior structure simulations of the exoplanet continuum

Harrison Nicholls, Oliver Shorttle, Tim Lichtenberg +1

Static structure models, which map mass-radius constraints to bulk planet composition, are frequently used to categorise exoplanets due to their computational efficiency and the hi…

astro-ph.EP2026

The Effect of Planetary Rotation Period on Clouds in a Global Climate Model with a Bin Microphysics Scheme

Huanzhou Yang, Eric T. Wolf, Cheng-Cheng Liu +3

Clouds are the largest source of uncertainty in climate simulations. For exoplanets, cloud simulation is particularly challenging because of the lack of observational data to tune…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 7 cited

Cloudy mornings and clear evenings on a gas giant exoplanet

Sagnick Mukherjee, David K. Sing, Guangwei Fu +25

The spectra of exoplanet atmospheres are affected by aerosols (clouds and hazes) of uncertain origin. Proposed aerosol formation mechanisms include gas condensation or photochemica…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 4 cited

Lorenz Energy Cycle: Another Way to Understand the Atmospheric Circulation on Tidally Locked Terrestrial Planets

Shuang Wang, Jun Yang

In this study, we employ and modify the Lorenz energy cycle (LEC) framework as another way to understand the atmospheric circulation on tidally locked terrestrial planets. It well…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 2 cited

Thermocline Depth on Water-rich Exoplanets

Yanhong Lai, Jun Yang

Water-rich exoplanet is a type of terrestrial planet that is water-rich and its ocean depth can reach tens of to hundreds of kilo-meters with no exposed continents. Due to the lack…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 10 cited

Atmospheric Overturning Circulation on Dry, Tidally-locked Rocky Planets is Mainly Driven by Radiative Cooling

Shuang Wang, Jun Yang

In this study, we examine the driving mechanism for the atmospheric overturning circulation on dry, tidally-locked rocky planets without the condensation of water vapor or other sp…

astro-ph.EP2021

A multispecies pseudoadiabat for simulating condensable-rich exoplanet atmospheres

R. J. Graham, Tim Lichtenberg, Ryan Boukrouche +1

Central stages in the evolution of rocky, potentially habitable planets may play out under atmospheric conditions with a large inventory of non-dilute condensable components. Varia…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 30 cited

Beyond runaway: initiation of the post-runaway greenhouse state on rocky exoplanets

Ryan Boukrouche, Tim Lichtenberg, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert

The runaway greenhouse represents the ultimate climate catastrophe for rocky, Earth-like worlds: when the incoming stellar flux cannot be balanced by radiation to space, the oceans…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 51 cited

Redox hysteresis of super-Earth exoplanets from magma ocean circulation

Tim Lichtenberg

Internal redox reactions may irreversibly alter the mantle composition and volatile inventory of terrestrial and super-Earth exoplanets and affect the prospects for atmospheric obs…

astro-ph.EP2010★ 130 cited

Is Gliese 581d habitable? Some constraints from radiative-convective climate modeling

R. Wordsworth, F. Forget, F. Selsis +3

The recently discovered exoplanet Gl581d is extremely close to the outer edge of its system's habitable zone, which has led to much speculation on its possible climate. We have per…

astro-ph.EP2009★ 66 cited

Titan's Prolific Propane: The Cassini CIRS Perspective

C. A. Nixon, D. E. Jennings, J. -M. Flaud +7

In this paper we select large spectral averages of data from the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) obtained in limb-viewing mode at low latitudes (30S--30N), greatly i…