4 papers
Whole-disk Photometric and Colorimetric Phase Curves of Earth with the Clementine Lunar Orbiter
Chase Cooper, Tyler D. Robinson, L. C. Mayorga +2
The phase curve on a planetary object can reveal key details about its atmosphere and surface, including the presence of surface liquid oceans. Phase curves for Earth can inform th…
Retrieving Ocean Glint Reflectance Signatures from Directly Imaged Earth-like Exoplanets
Eleanor Cornish, Tyler D. Robinson
Future space telescopes searching for extraterrestrial life require methods to detect environments that can potentially support life. Liquid water is considered essential for life…
Detecting Surface Liquid Water on Exoplanets
Nicolas B. Cowan, Jacob Lustig-Yaeger, Renyu Hu +2
Planets with large bodies of water on their surface will have more temperate and stable climates, and such planets are the ideal places for life-as-we-know-it to arise and evolve.…
Characterizing Exoplanet Habitability
Tyler D. Robinson
A habitable exoplanet is a world that can maintain stable liquid water on its surface. Techniques and approaches to characterizing such worlds are essential, as performing a census…