Irradiated Atmospheres. I. Heating by Vertical-mixing-induced Energy Transport,The Astrophysical Journal

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Irradiated Atmospheres. I. Heating by Vertical-mixing-induced Energy Transport
The Astrophysical Journal ( IF 4.8 ) Pub Date : 2024-12-20 , DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad9473
Wei Zhong, Zhen-Tai Zhang, Hui-Sheng Zhong, Bo Ma, Xianyu Tan and Cong Yu

Observations have revealed unique temperature profiles in hot Jupiter atmospheres. We propose that the energy transport by vertical mixing could lead to such thermal features. In our new scenario, strong absorbers, TiO, and VO are not necessary. Vertical mixing could be naturally excited by atmospheric circulation or internal gravity wave breaking. We perform radiative transfer calculations by taking into account the vertical-mixing-driven energy transport. The radiative equilibrium is replaced by the radiative-mixing equilibrium. We investigate how the mixing strength, Kzz, affects the atmospheric temperature–pressure profile. Strong mixing can heat the lower atmosphere and cool the upper atmosphere. This effect has important effects on the atmosphere's thermal features that would form without mixing. In certain circumstances, it can induce temperature inversions in scenarios where the temperature monotonically increases with increasing pressure under conditions of lower thermal band opacity. Temperature inversions show up as Kzz increases with altitude due to shear interaction with the convection layer. The atmospheric thermal structure of HD 209458b can be well fitted with Kzz ∝ (P/1 bar)−1/2 cm2 s−1. Our findings suggest vertical mixing promotes temperature inversions and lowers Kzz estimates compared to prior studies. Incorporating chemical species into vertical mixing will significantly affect the thermal profile due to their temperature sensitivity.

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