Atmospheric Escape from Planetary Atmospheres
Abstract
Atmospheric escape has been suggested as one important process on the following objects: 1. Extrasolar planets (hot Jupiters) 2. Early terrestrial-like planets (Earth, Venus, etc.) 3. Small solar system objects (Pluto, Enceladus, comets) Previous theoretical work and comparison with observationAL data will be summarized. New progress in the development of a multi-fluid hydrodynamic escape model will be reported. The importance and potential problems of in-depth studies of the atmospheric escape processes in Geosciences, Planetary Sciences, and Astronomy will be highlighted. A collaboration between geoscientists, planetary scientists, and astronomers will greatly improve our understanding on this complicated process and the evolutionary paths of the related objects.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2005
- Bibcode:
- 2005AGUFMSA53B1170T
- Keywords:
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- 0325 Evolution of the atmosphere (1610;
- 8125);
- 5210 Planetary atmospheres;
- clouds;
- and hazes (0343);
- 5215 Origin of life;
- 5225 Early environment of Earth;
- 5704 Atmospheres (0343;
- 1060)