Sirius_Alpha Admin
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| Subject: Gliese 581 g atmospheric simulations 24th October 2010, 8:42 pm | |
| Gliese 581g as a scaled-up version of Earth: atmospheric circulation simulations http://arxiv.org/abs/1010.4719 - Quote :
- We use three-dimensional simulations to study the atmospheric circulation on the first Earth-sized exoplanet discovered in the habitable zone of an M star. We treat Gliese 581g as a scaled-up version of Earth and examine the long-term, global temperature and wind maps near the surface of the exoplanet --- the climate. The specific locations for habitability on Gliese 581g depend on whether the exoplanet is tidally-locked and how fast radiative cooling occurs on a global scale. Independent of whether the existence of Gliese 581g is confirmed, our study anticipates the use of meteorological solvers to quantify the atmospheric circulation on potentially habitable, Earth-sized exoplanets, which will be the prime targets of exoplanet discovery and characterization campaigns in the next decade.
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Stalker Jovian
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| Subject: Re: Gliese 581 g atmospheric simulations 25th October 2010, 1:18 am | |
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Sirius_Alpha Admin
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| Subject: Re: Gliese 581 g atmospheric simulations 25th October 2010, 2:07 am | |
| - Stalker wrote:
- if it exist...
The authors specifically state - Quote :
- Independent of whether the existence of Gliese 581g is confirmed, our study anticipates the use of meteorological solvers to quantify the atmospheric circulation on potentially habitable, Earth-sized exoplanets, which will be the prime targets of exoplanet discovery and characterization campaigns in the next decade.
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