Abstract:
The search for habitability beyond the Earth has gained substantial momentum with the discovery of thousands of exoplanets. A very small subset, one that is particularly hard to observe, could be considered habitable. Future telescopes may be able to observe Earth-like planets directly, but what will they be able to constrain about the planets?
In this talk, I will go over the challenges of studying the atmospheres of exoplanets, the tools we use, and how the Earth is a critical blueprint for exoplanet atmospheres.
What is the Joint Oslo Seminar (JOS):
- Atmospheric and climate sciences have a stronghold in Oslo among the four institutions University of Oslo, the Meteorological Institute, CICERO and NILU.
- This joint seminar invites renowned international experts to contribute to an informal series of lectures, meant to create interaction with the Oslo atmospheric and climate science community on recent highlights and analysis in the field.
- Normally seminars will be held on Thursdays (12:15 pm -1pm).