3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Coupled atmospHere Interior modeL Intercomparison (CHILI) Protocol Version 1.0: A CUISINES Intercomparison Project of Magma Ocean Models
Tim Lichtenberg, Laura Schaefer, Joshua Krissansen-Totton +23
Spectroscopic characterization of rocky exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope has brought the origin and evolution of their atmospheres into the focus of exoplanet science…
astro-ph.EP2025
Rock vapour is opaque: implications for dynamics and observations of lava planets
T. Giang Nguyen, Nicolas B. Cowan, Gunnar Montseny Gens +3
Extreme instellation on lava planets causes the rocky surface to melt and vaporize. Because the rock vapour composition is intrinsically tied to the mantle, atmospheric characteriz…
astro-ph.EP2024
Clouds in partial atmospheres of lava planets and where to find them
T. Giang Nguyen, Nicolas B. Cowan, Lisa Dang
With dayside temperatures hot enough to sustain a magma ocean and a silicate atmosphere, lava planets are the best targets to study the atmosphere of a rocky world. In the absence…