Investigating cloud cover variability on Earth-like exoplanets using polarimetry
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(2018)
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Astrodynamics & Space Missions
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© 2018 L.C.G. Rossi, Ashwyn Groot, Thomas Fauchez, D.M. Stam
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2018
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English
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© 2018 L.C.G. Rossi, Ashwyn Groot, Thomas Fauchez, D.M. Stam
Research Group
Astrodynamics & Space Missions
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Abstract
Because clouds scatter and absorb incident radiation, they play crucial roles in the radiative balance, the atmospheric chemistry, climate, and thus the habitability
of a planet. Clouds usually affect the planet’s observables. We investigate here the effect of partial and variable cloud coverage on the light that is reflected by an
Earth-like exoplanet, exploring not only the total flux but also the linearly and circularly polarized fluxes.
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