The archean atmosphere

DC Catling, KJ Zahnle - Science advances, 2020 - science.org
The atmosphere of the Archean eon—one-third of Earth's history—is important for
understanding the evolution of our planet and Earth-like exoplanets. New geological proxies …

The case and context for atmospheric methane as an exoplanet biosignature

MA Thompson, J Krissansen-Totton… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Methane has been proposed as an exoplanet biosignature. Imminent observations with the
James Webb Space Telescope may enable methane detections on potentially habitable …

Is the faint young Sun problem for Earth solved?

B Charnay, ET Wolf, B Marty, F Forget - Space Science Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Stellar evolution models predict that the solar luminosity was lower in the past, typically 20-
25% lower during the Archean (3.8-2.5 Ga). Despite the fainter Sun, there is strong evidence …

Perspectives on atmospheric evolution from noble gas and nitrogen isotopes on Earth, Mars & Venus

G Avice, B Marty - Space Science Reviews, 2020 - Springer
The composition of an atmosphere has integrated the geological history of the entire
planetary body. However, the long-term evolutions of the atmospheres of the terrestrial …

[HTML][HTML] A coupled carbon-silicon cycle model over Earth history: Reverse weathering as a possible explanation of a warm mid-Proterozoic climate

J Krissansen-Totton, DC Catling - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
The balance between carbon outgassing and carbon burial controls Earth's climate on
geological timescales. Carbon removal in carbonates consumes both atmospheric carbon …

Using thermodynamics to obtain geochemical information from genomes

JM Dick, GM Boyer, PA Canovas III, EL Shock - Geobiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermodynamic characterization of the relative stabilities of chemical compounds is a pillar
of conceptual models in various fields of geosciences. Analogous models applied to …

Modeling Impacts of Fe Activity and H2 Partial Pressure on Hydrogen Storage in Shallow Subsurface Reservoirs

A Pathak, S Bowman, S Sharma - Aquatic Geochemistry, 2024 - Springer
Advancing underground hydrogen storage (UHS) is essential for a sustainable, emission-
free future, with its success highly contingent on the unique properties of each subsurface …

The isotopic imprint of life on an evolving planet

MK Lloyd, HLO McClelland, G Antler, AS Bradley… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
Stable isotope compositions of biologically cycled elements encode information about the
interaction between life and environment. On Earth, geochemical biomarkers have been …

Geochemical and geophysical controls on hydrothermal fluxes on habitable worlds

B Tutolo, NJ Tosca - Authorea Preprints, 2024 - essopenarchive.org
Observations of the interactions between hydrothermal fluids, rocks, and planetary
atmospheres demonstrate that hydrothermal systems strongly contribute to planetary …

Modeling dissolved Fe and H 2 inter-relationships under low pressure natural systems: Insights on long term hydrogen storage

A Pathak, S Bowman, V Agrawal, S Sharma - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Subsurface hydrogen storage is necessary to shift towards sustainable and zero-emission
energy technologies, but geochemical data on the suitability of different reservoirs for …