Evaporation of planetary atmospheres due to XUV illumination by quasars [PDF]
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2017 Planetary atmospheres are subject to mass loss through a variety of mechanisms including irradiation by XUV photons from their host star. Here we explore the consequences of XUV irradiation by supermassive black holes as they grow by the accretion of gas
John C. Forbes, A. Loeb
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Atmospheric Escape Processes and Planetary Atmospheric Evolution [PDF]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2020 AbstractThe habitability of the surface of any planet is determined by a complex evolution of its interior, surface, and atmosphere. The electromagnetic and particle radiation of stars drive thermal, chemical, and physical alteration of planetary atmospheres, including escape.
Jared Bell +23 more
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Exploring and Validating Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrievals with Solar System Analog Observations
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 Solar system observations that serve as analogs for exoplanet remote sensing data can provide important opportunities to validate ideas and models related to exoplanet environments.
Tyler D. Robinson, Arnaud Salvador
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Joint Application of Concentration and δ18O to Investigate the Global Atmospheric CO Budget
Atmosphere, 2015 Most previous top-down global carbon monoxide (CO) budget estimates have used only concentration information and shown large differences in individual source estimates.
Keyhong Park +3 more
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Equatorial Waves and Superrotation in the Stratosphere of a Titan General Circulation Model
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 We investigate the characteristics of equatorial waves associated with the maintenance of superrotation in the stratosphere of a Titan general circulation model.
Neil T. Lewis +3 more
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Nightside Ionospheric Structure and Composition on Mars Driven by Energetic Electron Precipitation
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 Ionospheric chemistry plays an unexpectedly important role in the evolution of planetary habitability. This study is dedicated to a detailed modeling of the nightside Martian ionospheric structure and composition, a topic that has been poorly explored ...
Shiqi Wu +6 more
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Atmosphere, 2019 The dynamical and thermodynamical importance of gravity waves was initially recognized in the atmosphere of Earth. Extensive studies over recent decades demonstrated that gravity waves exist in atmospheres of other planets, similarly play a significant ...
A. Medvedev, Erdal Yiğit
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Composition of early planetary atmospheres – I. Connecting disc astrochemistry to the formation of planetary atmospheres [PDF]
, 2016 We present a model of the early chemical composition and elemental abundances of planetary atmospheres based on the cumulative gaseous chemical species that are accreted onto planets forming by core accretion from evolving protoplanetary disks.
A. Cridland, R. Pudritz, M. Alessi
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Ejected Particles after Impact Splash on Mars: Aggregates and Aerodynamics
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 Our earlier laboratory measurements showed that low-velocity sand impacts release fine
T. Becker +8 more
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The Stellar Activity of TRAPPIST-1 and Consequences for the Planetary Atmospheres [PDF]
, 2017 The signatures of planets hosted by M dwarfs are more readily detected with transit photometry and radial velocity methods than those of planets around larger stars.
R. Roettenbacher, S. Kane
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