Exploring Trappist-1d with a 3D GCM
- NASA, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, United States of America (michael.j.way@gmail.com)
Trappist-1d remains an underexplored planets in the fascinating multi-planet Trappist-1 system.
Some earlier studies have indicated that it may be more of an exo-Venus than an exo-Earth [1,2].
Of course atmospheric composition and density plays a key role and this parameter space
has barely been explored. As well, since these earlier studies the insolation of 1d appears
to be almost 1% lower than earlier estimates [3,4]. A subsequent 1D study using the
lower insolation [5] finds one atmospheric composition places it in the habitable zone,
while the other in the Venus-Zone [6]. We use the ROCKE-3D General Circulation Model [7]
to examine Trappist-1d's possible climate.
[1] Wolf, E.T. (2017) ApJ 839:L1
[2] Turbet et al. (2018) A&A 612, A86
[3] Gillon et al. (2017) Nature 542, 456
[4] Agol et al. (2021) PSJ 2:1
[5] Meadows et al. (2023) PSJ 4:10
[6] Kane, S.R. et al. (2021) AJ 161:53
[7] Way, M.J. et al. (2017) ApJS 213:12
How to cite: Way, M.: Exploring Trappist-1d with a 3D GCM, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-2531, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-2531, 2024.