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Linking the climate and thermal phase curve of 55 Cancri e

Abstract:

The thermal phase curve of 55 Cancri e is the first measurement of the temperature distribution of a tidally locked Super-Earth, but raises a number of puzzling questions about the planet's climate. The phase curve has a high amplitude and peak offset, suggesting that it has a significant eastward hot-spot shift as well as a large day-night temperature contrast. We use a general circulation model to model potential climates, and investigate the relation between bulk atmospheric composition an...

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Accepted
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Physics; Atmos Ocean & Planet Physics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atmos Ocean & Planet Physics
Oxford college:
Jesus College
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Funding agency for:
Hammond, M
Grant:
DTT00080
Publisher:
American Astronomical Society Publisher's website
Journal:
Astrophysical Journal Journal website
Publication date:
2017-01-01
Acceptance date:
2017-10-10
EISSN:
1538-4357
ISSN:
0004-637X
Pubs id:
pubs:734959
UUID:
uuid:c37db386-89ba-4400-a8f6-26fc63ad9241
Local pid:
pubs:734959
Source identifiers:
734959
Deposit date:
2017-10-10

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