Characterizing extrasolar terrestrial planets with reflected, emitted and transmitted spectra

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 541-547

  Tinetti, Giovanna ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Atmospheric science; Biosignatures; Extrasolar planets; Remote sensing spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EARTH; EXOBIOLOGY; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY SURFACE; SATELLITE MISSION; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPECTROSCOPY;

ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ASTRONOMY; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; PLANETS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846426124     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9039-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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