4.1k citations · 41.2k across the 453 of their papers we have counts for
8 papers · 1 filter
Characterizing Earth-like Planets with Terrestrial Planet Finder
S. Seager, E. B. Ford, E. L. Turner
For the first time in human history the possibility of detecting and studying Earth-like planets is on the horizon. Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF), with a launch date in the 2015…
The Vegetation Red Edge Spectroscopic Feature as a Surface Biomarker
S. Seager, E. B. Ford
The search for Earth-like extrasolar planets is in part motivated by the potential detection of spectroscopic biomarkers. Spectroscopic biomarkers are spectral features that are ei…
A Model of the Temporal Variability of Optical Light from Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets
Eric B. Ford, Sara Seager, Edwin L. Turner
The light scattered by an extrasolar Earth-like planet's surface and atmosphere will vary in intensity and color as the planet rotates; the resulting light curve will contain infor…
Extrasolar Planet Transit Light Curves and a Method to Select the Best Planet Candidates for Mass Follow-up
S. Seager, G. Mallen-Ornelas
A unique analytical solution of planet and star parameters can be derived from an extrasolar planet transit light curve under a number of assumptions. This analytical solution can…
"Weather" Variability Of Close-in Extrasolar Giant Planets
Kristen Menou, James Y-K. Cho, Sara Seager +1
Shallow-water numerical simulations show that the atmospheric circulation of the close-in extrasolar giant planet (EGP) HD 209458b is characterized by moving circumpolar vortices a…
Changing Face of the Extrasolar Giant Planet, HD 209458b
James Y-K. Cho, Kristen Menou, Brad Hansen +1
High-resolution atmospheric flow simulations of the tidally-locked extrasolar giant planet, HD 209458b, show large-scale spatio-temporal variability. This is in contrast to the sim…