AN ANALYTIC RADIATIVE–CONVECTIVE MODEL FOR PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
@article{Robinson2012ANAR, title={AN ANALYTIC RADIATIVE–CONVECTIVE MODEL FOR PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES}, author={Tyler D. Robinson and David C. Catling}, journal={The Astrophysical Journal}, year={2012}, volume={757} }
We present an analytic one-dimensional radiative–convective model of the thermal structure of planetary atmospheres. Our model assumes that thermal radiative transfer is gray and can be represented by the two-stream approximation. Model atmospheres are assumed to be in hydrostatic equilibrium, with a power-law scaling between the atmospheric pressure and the gray thermal optical depth. The convective portions of our models are taken to follow adiabats that account for condensation of volatiles…
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