Synthetic Spectra of Simulated Terrestrial Atmospheres Containing Possible Biomarker Gases

Icarus

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 262-271

  Schindler, Trent L ^a   Kasting, James F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Composition; Exobiology; Extrasolar planets; Spectroscopy; Terrestrial planets

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHANE; OZONE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; SPECTROSCOPY;

NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OZONE; PLANETS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034182288     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6340     Document Type: Article

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