Climate and Atmospheric Models of the Habitable Zone depending on the Host Star Type, with Insights on Subglacial Liquid Water (IMAGE)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Climate and Atmospheric Models of the Habitable Zone depending on the Host Star Type, with Insights on Subglacial Liquid Water

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Boundaries of the Habitable Zone under various climate and atmospheric models as a function of radiative flux received from the host star, relative to Earth. Dashed lines represent the extended boundaries due to sub-glacial liquid water suggested in this work. Solid green lines and green shading denote the conservative Habitable Zone boundaries. The red curve marks the tidal locking zone (planets to the right of it are locked).  Circles denote the terrestrial planets in the solar system and a few .Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting M-dwarf stars.

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Amri Wandel

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