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Climate of Earth-Like Planets With and Without Ocean Heat Transport Orbiting a Range of M and K StarsThe mean surface temperature of a planet is now acknowledged as insufficient to surmise its full potential habitability. Advancing our understanding requires exploration with 3D general circulation models (GCMs), which can take into account how gradients and fluxes across a planet's surface influence the distribution of heat, clouds, and the potential for heterogeneous distribution of liquid water. Here we present 3D GCM simulations of the effects of alternative stellar spectra, instellation, model resolution, and ocean heat transport, on the simulated distribution of heat and moisture of an Earth-like planet (ELP).
Document ID
20150023367
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kiang, N. Y. (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY United States)
Jablonski, Emma R. (TRINNOVIM, LLC New York, NY, United States)
Way, Michael J. (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY United States)
Del Genio, Anthony (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY United States)
Roberge, Aki (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
December 18, 2015
Publication Date
September 8, 2015
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN27882
Meeting Information
Meeting: Comparative Climates of Terrestrial Planets II: Understanding How Climate Systems Work
Location: Moffett Field, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: September 8, 2015
End Date: September 11, 2015
Sponsors: NASA Ames Research Center
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG12HP07C
WBS: WBS 811073.02.10.03.10
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Planets
Habitability
Atmospheric circulation models
Surface temperatures

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