Exact results in modeling planetary atmospheres--I. Gray atmospheres

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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29 pages, 1 figure, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (www.elsevier.com/locate/jqsrt), accepted 11 S

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10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.09.006

An exact model is proposed for a gray, isotropically scattering planetary atmosphere in radiative equilibrium. The slab is illuminated on one side by a collimated beam and is bounded on the other side by an emitting and partially reflecting ground. We provide expressions for the incident and reflected fluxes on both boundary surfaces, as well as the temperature of the ground and the temperature distribution in the atmosphere, assuming the latter to be in local thermodynamic equilibrium. Tables and curves of the temperature distribution are included for various values of the optical thickness. Finally, semi-infinite atmospheres illuminated from the outside or by sources at infinity will be dealt with.

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