Clouds in the atmospheres of extrasolar planets: I. Climatic effects of multi-layered clouds for Earth-like planets and implications for habitable zones

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 511, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kitzmann, D ^a   Patzer, A B C ^a   Von Paris, P ^b   Godolt, M ^a   Stracke, B ^b   Gebauer, S ^a   Grenfell, J L ^a   Rauer, H ^a,b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Atmospheric effects; Planetary systems

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO EFFECTS; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATIC EFFECTS; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MODELS; CLOUD PARTICLES; CLOUD PROPERTIES; CLOUD TYPES; DWARF STARS; EARTH SURFACE; EARTH-LIKE PLANETS; EXTRA SOLAR PLANETS; ICE PARTICLES; LEVEL ICE; LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS; LOWER ATMOSPHERE; MIE THEORY; MULTI-LAYERED; PLANETARY SYSTEM; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; SHAPE EFFECT; STELLAR RADIATION; STELLAR SPECTRA; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; WATER CLOUDS; WAVELENGTH RANGES; WAVELENGTH-DEPENDENT OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; EARTH (PLANET); GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLANETS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPHERES; STARS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 78650938046     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913491     Document Type: Article

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