Hot Jupiters: origins, structure, atmospheres
JJ Fortney, RI Dawson… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We provide a brief review of many aspects of the planetary physics of hot Jupiters. Our aim is
to cover most of the major areas of current study while providing the reader with additional …
to cover most of the major areas of current study while providing the reader with additional …
Atmospheric dynamics of hot giant planets and brown dwarfs
Groundbased and spacecraft telescopic observations, combined with an intensive modeling
effort, have greatly enhanced our understanding of hot giant planets and brown dwarfs over …
effort, have greatly enhanced our understanding of hot giant planets and brown dwarfs over …
The cloudy shape of hot Jupiter thermal phase curves
V Parmentier, AP Showman… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Hot Jupiters have been predicted to have a strong day/night temperature contrast and a
hotspot shifted eastward of the substellar point. This was confirmed by numerous phase …
hotspot shifted eastward of the substellar point. This was confirmed by numerous phase …
The atmospheric circulation of ultra-hot Jupiters
Recent observations of ultra-hot Jupiters with dayside temperatures in excess of 2500 K
have found evidence for new physical processes at play in their atmospheres. In this work …
have found evidence for new physical processes at play in their atmospheres. In this work …
[HTML][HTML] Patchy nightside clouds on ultra-hot Jupiters: general circulation model simulations with radiatively active cloud tracers
The atmospheres of ultra-hot Jupiters have been characterized in detail through recent
phase curve and low-and high-resolution emission and transmission spectroscopic …
phase curve and low-and high-resolution emission and transmission spectroscopic …
Simulating gas giant exoplanet atmospheres with Exo-FMS: comparing semigrey, picket fence, and correlated-k radiative-transfer schemes
Radiative-transfer (RT) is a fundamental part of modelling exoplanet atmospheres with
general circulation models (GCMs). An accurate RT scheme is required for estimates of the …
general circulation models (GCMs). An accurate RT scheme is required for estimates of the …
Atmospheric regimes and trends on exoplanets and brown dwarfs
X Zhang - Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
A planetary atmosphere is the outer gas layer of a planet. Besides its scientific significance
among the first and most accessible planetary layers observed from space, it is closely …
among the first and most accessible planetary layers observed from space, it is closely …
Atmospheric convection plays a key role in the climate of tidally locked terrestrial exoplanets: Insights from high-resolution simulations
Using a 3D general circulation model (GCM), we investigate the sensitivity of the climate of
tidally locked Earthlike exoplanets, Trappist-1e and Proxima Centauri b, to the choice of a …
tidally locked Earthlike exoplanets, Trappist-1e and Proxima Centauri b, to the choice of a …
The rotational and divergent components of atmospheric circulation on tidally locked planets
Tidally locked exoplanets likely host global atmospheric circulations with a superrotating
equatorial jet, planetary-scale stationary waves, and thermally driven overturning circulation …
equatorial jet, planetary-scale stationary waves, and thermally driven overturning circulation …
Spitzer phase-curve observations and circulation models of the inflated ultrahot Jupiter WASP-76b
The large radii of many hot Jupiters can only be matched by models that have hot interior
adiabats, and recent theoretical work has shown that the interior evolution of hot Jupiters …
adiabats, and recent theoretical work has shown that the interior evolution of hot Jupiters …