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 …

Terrestrial planets orbiting within the habitable zones of M-stars are likely to become tidally
locked in a 1: 1 spin: orbit configuration and are prime targets for future characterization …

The discovery of a large number of terrestrial exoplanets in the habitable zones of their stars,
many of which are qualitatively different from Earth, has led to a growing need for fast and …

For a wide range of values of the intensity of the incoming solar radiation, the Earth features
at least two attracting states, which correspond to competing climates. The warm climate is …

Tidally locked terrestrial planets around low-mass stars are the prime targets for future
atmospheric characterizations of potentially habitable systems, especially the three nearby …

Large ground-and space-based telescopes will be able to observe Earth-like planets in the
near future. We explore how different planetary surfaces can strongly influence the climate …

Thousands of transiting exoplanets have already been detected orbiting a wide range of
host stars, including the first planets that could potentially be similar to Earth. The upcoming …

Habitable planets are commonly imagined to be temperate planets like Earth, with areas of
open ocean and warm land. In contrast, planets in snowball states, where oceans are …

Cycling of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and interior of rocky planets can stabilize
global climate and enable planetary surface temperatures above freezing over geologic …

A large number of studies have responded to the growing body of confirmed terrestrial
habitable zone exoplanets by presenting models of various possible climates. However, the …