
TL;DR
This paper reviews the variability observed in brown dwarfs across spectral types L, T, and Y, highlighting how photometric and spectroscopic modulations reveal atmospheric weather-like patterns.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of brown dwarf variability and discusses constraints on their atmospheric weather phenomena across different spectral types.
Findings
Brown dwarfs exhibit photometric and spectroscopic variability.
Variability patterns suggest weather-like phenomena on brown dwarf surfaces.
Spectral type influences the nature and detectability of atmospheric variability.
Abstract
Brown dwarfs constitute a missing link between low-mass stars and giant planets. Their atmospheres display chemical species typical of planets, and one could wonder whether they also have weather-like patterns. While brown dwarf surface features cannot be directly resolved, the photometric and spectroscopic modulations induced by these features, as they rotate in and out of view, provide a wealth of information on the evolution of their atmosphere. A review of brown dwarfs variability through the L, T and Y spectral types sequence is presented, as well as the constraints that they set on the nature of weather-like patterns on their surface.
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