The habitability of super-Earths in Gliese 581

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 476, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1365-1371

  Von Bloh, W ^a   Bounama, C ^a   Cuntz, M ^b   Franck, S ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Stars: individual: Gl 581; Stars: planetary systems

Indexed keywords

ASTROBIOLOGY; BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; STARS;

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; HOT NEPTUNE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIOMASS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES; PLANETARY SYSTEMS;

EARTH (PLANET);

EID: 38049174475     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077939     Document Type: Article

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