Therese Encrenaz
LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Meudon, France

Abstract
Most of our knowledge about the structure and composition of the giant planets’ atmospheres comes from infrared spectroscopy. As all solar system bodies, spectra of the giant planets exhibit two components, a reflected/scattered solar component which peaks at 0.5 mm, and a thermal emission which dominates at longer wavelengths, in the mid- to far-infrared range. In this review, I will summarize what we have learnt about (1) the atmospheric properties of the giant planets (thermal and cloud structure, composition), and (2) the elemental and isotopic ratios, which are diagnostics of their origin and evolution processes. Lessons will be drawn about what we can expect to learn from the infrared spectra of exoplanets.

2019 November 19, 14:30

IA/U.Lisboa
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (C8.2.10)
Campo Grande,