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Hannah Wakeford
@stellarplanet.bsky.social
Exoplanet scientist. Science communicator. Author. Podcaster. Miniature painter. Wife. Cat mum.
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We show that the inclusion of data below 0.6 microns (@nasawebb-mirror.bsky.social#exoplanets atmosphere and that near-IR data alone is a poor predictor of the UV/optical spectrum measurable by @NASAHubble - associated with☁️

Two exoplanet spectra with models fit by increasing the amount of data used by 0.1 micron increments. Demonstrating that near-IR data alone cannot predict the cloud properties accurately as the models do not fit the data.
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We looked at the results from our models as a population but find no clear linear trends in cloudiness of the atmosphere with temperature or amount of water vapour, however, more complex trends are likely. We do show that the model determined temperature is similar to GCMs!

Retrieved temperature of the planet's limb compared to GCMs from Kataria et al. (2016) showing that the limb does not equal the equilibrium temperature but is in line with predictions from complex 3D modelling.
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Hannah Wakeford
@stellarplanet.bsky.social
Exoplanet scientist. Science communicator. Author. Podcaster. Miniature painter. Wife. Cat mum.
397 followers115 following64 posts