Cloud formation in giant planets
Christiane Helling
TL;DR
This paper models the formation and evolution of dust clouds in giant planet atmospheres, focusing on chemical structure, grain size distribution, and cloud dynamics.
Contribution
It introduces a comprehensive model combining seed formation, grain growth, evaporation, and settling to study cloud formation in giant planets.
Findings
Detailed chemical and size distribution profiles of dust clouds
Insights into the processes governing cloud layer evolution
Framework for future atmospheric modeling improvements
Abstract
We calculate the formation of dust clouds in atmospheres of giant gas-planets. The chemical structure and the evolution of the grain size distribution in the dust cloud layer is discussed based on a consistent treatment of seed formation, growth/evaporation and gravitational settling. Future developments are shortly addressed.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstro and Planetary Science · Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies · Aeolian processes and effects