Atmospheric Evolution on Inhabited and Lifeless Worlds
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As the search for Earth-like exoplanets gathers pace, in order to understand them, we need comprehensive theories for how planetary atmospheres form and evolve. Written by two well-known planetary scientists, this text explains the physical and chemical principles of atmospheric evolution and planetary atmospheres, in the context of how atmospheric composition and climate determine a planet's habitability. The authors survey our current understanding of the atmospheric evolution and climate on Earth, on other rocky planets within our Solar System, and on planets far beyond. Incorporating a rigorous mathematical treatment, they cover the concepts and equations governing a range of topics, including atmospheric chemistry, thermodynamics, radiative transfer, and atmospheric dynamics, and provide an integrated view of planetary atmospheres and their evolution. This interdisciplinary text is an invaluable one-stop resource for graduate-level students and researchers working across the fields of atmospheric science, geochemistry, planetary science, astrobiology, and astronomy.
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Numerous redox-sensitive tracers corroborate negligible Archean O2.
“Numerous redox-sensitive tracers corroborate negligible Archean O2 [reviewed, e.g., in (10, 63, 64)].”
From The Archean atmosphere (2020) · cites this paper as [64]
Within large uncertainties, volcanic and oxidative weathering inputs of N2 are comparable.
“Within large uncertainties, volcanic and oxidative weathering inputs of N2 are comparable [(64), p. 204].”
From The Archean atmosphere (2020) · cites this paper as [64]
Other global outgassing estimates are 9 ± 4 × 10^10 mol N year−1.
“However, other outgassing estimates are 7 × 1010 mol N year−1 from arcs (157) or 9 ± 4 × 1010 mol N year−1 globally [(64), p. 204], such that current source and sink N fluxes balance within uncertainties.”
From The Archean atmosphere (2020) · cites this paper as [64]
Earth's mean global temperature depends on the Bond albedo and greenhouse effect.
“As well as solar luminosity, Earth’s mean global temperature depends on the Bond albedo (the reflectivity over all wavelengths) and greenhouse effect [e.g., (64), pp. 34 to 36].”
From The Archean atmosphere (2020) · cites this paper as [64]
Earth's atmosphere had 20 ± 10% O2 for only the last one-eighth of its history.
“the atmosphere had 20 ± 10% O2 for only the last one-eighth of its history”
From Disequilibrium biosignatures over Earth history and implications for detecting exoplanet life (2018) · cites this paper as [26]
The N2-O2-H2O and O2-CH4 disequilibrium biosignatures may not have been present for much of Earth history.
“The N2-O2-H2O and O2-CH4 disequilibrium biosignatures may not have been present for much of Earth history because the atmosphere had 20 ± 10% O2 for only the last one-eighth of its history and virtually no O2 in the Archean [reviewed by Catling and Kasting (26), chap. 10].”
From Disequilibrium biosignatures over Earth history and implications for detecting exoplanet life (2018) · cites this paper as [26]
Diffusion-limited hydrogen escape would deplete an Earth-like planet of atmospheric methane in ~30 thousand years.
“Diffusion-limited hydrogen escape would deplete an Earth-like planet of atmospheric methane in ~30 thousand years [(26), p. 215].”
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Even in reducing atmospheres, CH4 has a geologically short lifetime.
“Even in reducing atmospheres, CH4 has a geologically short lifetime.”
From Disequilibrium biosignatures over Earth history and implications for detecting exoplanet life (2018) · cites this paper as [26]
Only 1 to 2% of H2 production is due to serpentinization; the remaining 10 to 11% is from oxidation by sulfate, which does not generate H2.
“Furthermore, only 1 to 2% is due to serpentinization; the remaining 10 to 11% is from oxidation by sulfate, which does not generate H2 [(26), chap. 10; (45)].”
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- Authors
- Catling, D. C., & Kasting, J. F.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2017-01-01
- OpenAlex
- W2611894198
- Cited by
- 342
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 41 · 2018: 62 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 30.40
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Keywords
- atmospheric evolution, planetary atmospheres, habitability, exoplanets, atmospheric chemistry, radiative transfer, atmospheric thermodynamics, atmospheric dynamics, climate, Earth, terrestrial planets, astrobiology
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