P028
Planetary Atmospheres and Evolution
Planetary Atmospheres and Evolution
Session ID#: 79425
Session Description:
Understanding the nature and variability of (exo)planetary atmospheres, the physical mechanisms governing these atmospheres, and their chemical evolution are strong driving forces of planetary science and solar system exploration mission planning. While the long-term evolution of the Earth is constrained by geological studies and isotopic analyses, the evolutionary paths of other planets must be reconstructed from data obtained through astronomical observations and planetary missions. Models of planetary atmospheres use these observations to illuminate governing physical processes operating from the Earth to other planets in our solar system and beyond. The rapidly increasing number of discovered exoplanets provides a new opportunity for interdisciplinary collaborations between heliophysicists, astrophysicists, geoscientists, biochemists, planetary and climate scientists concerning the physical and chemical evolution of (exo)planetary atmospheres and planetary habitability. This session welcomes observational, theoretical, experimental, and field studies relevant to the atmospheres, evolution, and habitability of planets in and outside of our solar system.
Index Terms:
5210 Planetary atmospheres, clouds, and hazes [PLANETARY SCIENCES: ASTROBIOLOGY]
5405 Atmospheres [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
6207 Comparative planetology [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
6296 Extra-solar planets [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener: Feng Tian, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, China
Conveners: Cedric Gillmann, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium and Vladimir Airapetian, SEEC/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center & American University, DC, SEEC, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Primary Liaison: Feng Tian, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, China
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