The TRAPPIST-1 habitable atmosphere intercomparison (THAI). II. Moist cases—The two waterworlds

DE Sergeev, TJ Fauchez, M Turbet… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
To identify promising exoplanets for atmospheric characterization and to make the best use
of observational data, a thorough understanding of their atmospheres is needed. Three …

Atmospheric regimes and trends on exoplanets and brown dwarfs

X Zhang - Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
A planetary atmosphere is the outer gas layer of a planet. Besides its scientific significance
among the first and most accessible planetary layers observed from space, it is closely …

The TRAPPIST-1 habitable atmosphere intercomparison (THAI). III. Simulated observables—the return of the spectrum

TJ Fauchez, GL Villanueva, DE Sergeev… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The TRAPPIST-1 Habitable Atmosphere Intercomparison (THAI) is a community
project that aims to quantify how differences in general circulation models (GCMs) could …

The TRAPPIST-1 Habitable Atmosphere Intercomparison (THAI). I. Dry Cases—The Fellowship of the GCMs

M Turbet, TJ Fauchez, DE Sergeev… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
With the commissioning of powerful, new-generation telescopes such as the James Webb
Space Telescope (JWST) and the ground-based Extremely Large Telescopes, the first …

Atmospheric convection plays a key role in the climate of tidally locked terrestrial exoplanets: Insights from high-resolution simulations

DE Sergeev, FH Lambert, NJ Mayne… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Using a 3D general circulation model (GCM), we investigate the sensitivity of the climate of
tidally locked Earthlike exoplanets, Trappist-1e and Proxima Centauri b, to the choice of a …

The rotational and divergent components of atmospheric circulation on tidally locked planets

M Hammond, NT Lewis - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Tidally locked exoplanets likely host global atmospheric circulations with a superrotating
equatorial jet, planetary-scale stationary waves, and thermally driven overturning circulation …

Terminator habitability: the case for limited water availability on M-dwarf planets

AH Lobo, AL Shields, IZ Palubski… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Rocky planets orbiting M-dwarf stars are among the most promising and abundant
astronomical targets for detecting habitable climates. Planets in the M-dwarf habitable zone …

Equatorial retrograde flow in WASP-43b elicited by deep wind jets?

L Carone, R Baeyens, P Mollière, P Barth… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We present WASP-43b climate simulations with deep wind jets (down to 700 bar) that are
linked to retrograde (westward) flow at the equatorial day side for p< 0.1 bar. Retrograde …

The atmospheric circulation and climate of terrestrial planets orbiting Sun-like and M dwarf stars over a broad range of planetary parameters

TD Komacek, DS Abbot - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The recent detections of temperate terrestrial planets orbiting nearby stars and the promise
of characterizing their atmospheres motivate a need to understand how the diversity of …

Bistability of the atmospheric circulation on TRAPPIST-1e

DE Sergeev, NT Lewis, FH Lambert… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Using a 3D general circulation model, we demonstrate that a confirmed rocky exoplanet and
a primary observational target, TRAPPIST-1e presents an interesting case of climate …