ESA White paper: Atmospheric modeling: Setting Biomarkers in context

Authors: L. Kaltenegger, F. Selsis

(Submitted on 23 Sep 2008)

Abstract: Motivation: ESAs goal to detect biomarkers in Earth-like exoplanets in the Habitable Zone requires theoretical groundwork that needs to be done to model the influence of different parameters on the detectable biomarkers.

We need to model a wide parameter space (chemical composition, pressure, evolution, interior structure and outgassing, clouds) to generate a grid of models that inform our detection strategy as well as can help characterize the spectra of the small rocky planets detected.

Comments: Input to the Call for White Papers for Exo-Planet Roadmap Advisory Team May 2008. this http URL

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

Cite as: arXiv:0809.4042v1 [astro-ph]

Submission history

From: Lisa Kaltenegger [view email]

[v1] Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:23:32 GMT (143kb)

http://arxiv.org/abs/0809.4042