The Runaway Greenhouse Effect on Hycean Worlds

The Runaway Greenhouse Effect on Hycean Worlds

Hycean worlds are a proposed subset of sub-Neptune exoplanets with substantial water inventories, liquid surface oceans, and extended hydrogen-dominated atmospheres favorable for habitability. We aim to quantitatively define the inner edge of the Hycean habitable zone (HZ) using a 1D radiative-conve...

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Main Authors:	Hamish Innes, Shang-Min Tsai, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:	The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:	Exoplanet atmospheres Exoplanet atmospheric structure Exoplanet atmospheric composition Habitable planets Habitable zone Exoplanet atmospheric dynamics
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ace346

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