The response of atmospheric chemistry on earthlike planets around F, G and K Stars to small variations in orbital distance

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 661-671

  Grenfell, John Lee ^a   Stracke, Barbara ^a   von Paris, Philip ^a   Patzer, Beate ^b   Titz, Ruth ^a   Segura, Antigona ^c   Rauer, Heike ^a,b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Biomarkers; Earthlike; Exoplanets

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; ORBITS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL BIOMARKERS; EARTHLIKE; EXOPLANETS;

PLANETS;

EID: 33847731115     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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