Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres: Implications for Habitability

Based on the author’s own work and results obtained by international teams he coordinated, this SpringerBrief offers a concise discussion of the origin and early evolution of atmospheres of terrestrial planets during the active phase of their host stars, as well as of the environmental conditions wh...

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Autor principal: Lammer, Helmut
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Springer 2013
Materias:
Astrophysics and Astronomy
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32087-3
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1493280
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description Based on the author’s own work and results obtained by international teams he coordinated, this SpringerBrief offers a concise discussion of the origin and early evolution of atmospheres of terrestrial planets during the active phase of their host stars, as well as of the environmental conditions which are necessary in order for planets like the Earth to obtain N_2-rich atmospheres. Possible thermal and non-thermal atmospheric escape processes are discussed in a comparative way between the planets in the Solar System and exoplanets. Lastly, a hypothesis for how to test and study the discussed atmosphere evolution theories using future UV transit observations of terrestrial exoplanets within the orbits of dwarf stars is presented.
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spelling cern-14932802021-04-22T00:07:53Zdoi:10.1007/978-3-642-32087-3http://cds.cern.ch/record/1493280engLammer, HelmutOrigin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres: Implications for HabitabilityAstrophysics and AstronomyBased on the author’s own work and results obtained by international teams he coordinated, this SpringerBrief offers a concise discussion of the origin and early evolution of atmospheres of terrestrial planets during the active phase of their host stars, as well as of the environmental conditions which are necessary in order for planets like the Earth to obtain N_2-rich atmospheres. Possible thermal and non-thermal atmospheric escape processes are discussed in a comparative way between the planets in the Solar System and exoplanets. Lastly, a hypothesis for how to test and study the discussed atmosphere evolution theories using future UV transit observations of terrestrial exoplanets within the orbits of dwarf stars is presented.Springeroai:cds.cern.ch:14932802013
spellingShingle Astrophysics and Astronomy
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Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres: Implications for Habitability
title Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres: Implications for Habitability
title_full Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres: Implications for Habitability
title_fullStr Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres: Implications for Habitability
title_full_unstemmed Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres: Implications for Habitability
title_short Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres: Implications for Habitability
title_sort origin and evolution of planetary atmospheres: implications for habitability
topic Astrophysics and Astronomy
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32087-3
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