Atmospheric dynamics of tidally synchronized extrasolar planets

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 366, Issue 1884, 2008, Pages 4477-4488

  Cho, James Y K ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dynamics; Extrasolar planets; Magnetohydrodynamics; Turbulence; Variability; Waves

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DYNAMICS; EARTH (PLANET); FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; EXTRASOLAR PLANETS; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; FUTURE OBSERVATIONS; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETS; VARIABILITY;

PLANETS;

ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTRONOMY; MICROCLIMATE; TEMPERATURE;

EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; PLANETS; SOLAR SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 55849133717     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0177     Document Type: Article

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