Emily Rauscher

TL;DR: The detection of planetary thermal emission from the dayside of GJ 436b at multiple infrared wavelengths during the secondary eclipse is reported, finding a high CO abundance and a substantial methane (CH4) deficiency relative to thermochemical equilibrium models for the predicted hydrogen-dominated atmosphere.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a set of analytic metrics, quantifying the expected signal-to-noise in transmission and thermal emission spectroscopy for a given planet, that will allow the top atmospheric characterization targets to be readily identified among the TESS planet candidates.

TL;DR: In this paper, a three-dimensional hot Jupiter model, extending from 200 bar to 1 mbar, using the Intermediate General Circulation Model from the University of Reading, is presented, and the atmospheric flow is characterized by a super-rotating equatorial jet, transonic wind speeds, and eastward advection of heat away from the dayside.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a simple Earth-like validation of the pseudospectral solver of meteorological equations called Intermediate General Circulation Model (IGCM), based on Newtonian relaxation to a prescribed latitudinal profile of equilibrium temperatures.

TL;DR: In this article, the magnitude of magnetic drag in a representative three-dimensional atmospheric model of the hot Jupiter HD 209458b was evaluated and it was shown that it is a plausible mechanism to limit wind speeds in this class of atmospheres.