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Autores principales: Ouyang, Yueyun, Ding, Feng
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Publicado: 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.05013
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author Ouyang, Yueyun
Ding, Feng
author_facet Ouyang, Yueyun
Ding, Feng
contents Previous studies suggested that surface ice could be distributed on close-in terrestrial exoplanets around M-dwarfs if heat redistribution on the planets is very inefficient. In general, orbital and atmospheric parameters play an important role in the climate on terrestrial planets, including the cold-trap region where the permanent surface water reservoir can potentially be distributed. Here, we develop a simple coupled land-atmosphere model to explore the potential surface ice distribution on close-in terrestrial planets with various orbital and atmospheric parameters, assuming that the planets are airless or have a thin \ce{N2} atmosphere. We find that the most significant factors in deciding the surface cold trap region are the spin-orbit ratio and obliquity. The incident stellar flux and the surface pressure play a limited role in the thin \ce{N2} simulations for incident flux smaller than Mercury's and surface pressure lower than 10$^4$ Pa. Our result illustrates the possible distribution of surface ice on arid terrestrial planets and can help to understand the climate of these exoplanets.
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spellingShingle Potential Surface Ice Distribution on Close-in Terrestrial Exoplanets around M dwarfs
Ouyang, Yueyun
Ding, Feng
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Previous studies suggested that surface ice could be distributed on close-in terrestrial exoplanets around M-dwarfs if heat redistribution on the planets is very inefficient. In general, orbital and atmospheric parameters play an important role in the climate on terrestrial planets, including the cold-trap region where the permanent surface water reservoir can potentially be distributed. Here, we develop a simple coupled land-atmosphere model to explore the potential surface ice distribution on close-in terrestrial planets with various orbital and atmospheric parameters, assuming that the planets are airless or have a thin \ce{N2} atmosphere. We find that the most significant factors in deciding the surface cold trap region are the spin-orbit ratio and obliquity. The incident stellar flux and the surface pressure play a limited role in the thin \ce{N2} simulations for incident flux smaller than Mercury's and surface pressure lower than 10$^4$ Pa. Our result illustrates the possible distribution of surface ice on arid terrestrial planets and can help to understand the climate of these exoplanets.
title Potential Surface Ice Distribution on Close-in Terrestrial Exoplanets around M dwarfs
topic Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.05013