Detectability of biosignature gases in the atmospheres of terrestrial exoplanets

Detectability of biosignature gases in the atmospheres of terrestrial exoplanets

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2013.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Messenger, Stephen Joseph
Other Authors:	Sara Seager.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng
Published:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2013
Subjects:	Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79156

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