The atmospheric signatures of super-earths: How to distinguish between hydrogen-rich and hydrogen-poor atmoshpheres

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 690, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1056-1067

  Miller Ricci, Eliza ^a   Seager, Sara ^b   Sasselov, Dimitar ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual (Gl 581); Planetary systems stars

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549109519     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/690/2/1056     Document Type: Article

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