Atmospheric properties for exoplanets

Ref: slides

features.

$$H = \frac{k_BT}{\omega m_H g}$$

1. solid or dash solid q

2. larger mean molecular weights? B: shallow features ⇒ higher mean molecular weights

mass-metallicity trend

Question

Can we detect clouds in exoplanets?

Clouds suppress atmospheric chemical signatures

Important

Introduced a degeneracy between cloud-top pressure and mean molecular weight

clouds/winds on giant planets.

Wind cells

Hadley cells

Coriolis Effect

Winds do not follow a straight trajectory

Winds on tidally-locked exoplanets