2 papers
astro-ph.EP2018
Albedos, Equilibrium Temperatures, and Surface Temperatures of Habitable Planets
Anthony D. Del Genio, Nancy Y. Kiang, Michael J. Way +8
The potential habitability of known exoplanets is often categorized by a nominal equilibrium temperature assuming a Bond albedo of either 0.3, similar to Earth, or 0. As an indicat…
astro-ph.EP2009
New Worlds: Evaluating terrestrial planets as astrophysical objects
Caleb A. Scharf, David S. Spiegel, Mark Chandler +4
Terrestrial exoplanets are on the verge of joining the ranks of astronomically accessible objects. Interpreting their observable characteristics, and informing decisions on instrum…