The remote detectability of Earth's biosphere through time and the importance of UV capability for characterizing habitable exoplanets
by Christopher Reinhard, Edward W. Schwieterman, Stephanie L. Olson, Noah J. Planavsky, Giada N. Arney, Kazumi Ozaki, Sanjoy Som, Tyler D. Robinson, Shawn D. Domagal-Goldman, Doug Lisman, Bertrand Mennesson, Victoria S. Meadows, and Timothy W. Lyons
Published onMay 31, 2019
The remote detectability of Earth's biosphere through time and the importance of UV capability for characterizing habitable exoplanets
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Abstract
Using Earth system evolution as a guide, we suggest that near-term volume-limited surveys of habitable zone planets orbiting nearby Sun-like stars is best accomplished with a combined UV-optical-NIR sensitive surveyor.
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