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Theoretical reflectance spectra of Earth-like planets through their evolutions: impact of clouds on the detectability of oxygen, water, and methane with future direct imaging missions

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In the near-future, atmospheric characterization of Earth-like planets in the habitable zone will become possible via reflectance spectroscopy with future telescopes such as the proposed LUVOIR and HabEx missions. While previous studies have considered the effect of clouds on the reflectance spectra of Earth-like planets, the molecular detectability considering a wide range of cloud properties has not been previously explored in detail. In this study, we explore the effect of cloud altitude a...

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Peer reviewed

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10.3847/1538-3881/ab14e3

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
MPLS Divisional Office
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Unknown
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Publisher:
American Astronomical Society
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Volume:
157
Issue:
5
Article number:
213
Publication date:
2019-05-06
Acceptance date:
2019-03-28
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EISSN:
1538-4357
ISSN:
0004-637X
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pubs:987533
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uuid:b9050fb4-dff3-4b93-9b9e-5d50fbe2440c
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pubs:987533
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987533
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2019-04-04

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