3D climate modeling of close-in land planets: Circulation patterns, climate moist bistability, and habitability The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Leconte, J., F. Forget, B. Charnay, R. Wordsworth, F. Selsis, E. Millour, and A. Spiga. 2013. “3D Climate Modeling of Close-in Land Planets: Circulation Patterns, Climate Moist Bistability, and Habitability.” Astronomy & Astrophysics 554 (June): A69. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321042. http:// dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321042. Published Version doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321042 Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:27846337 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Open Access Policy Articles, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#OAP Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript no. gliese_v5 c ESO 2013 March 29, 2013 3D climate modeling of close-in land planets: Circulation patterns, climate moist bistability and habitability Jérémy Leconte1, Francois Forget1, Benjamin Charnay1, Robin Wordsworth2, Franck Selsis3; 4, and Ehouarn Millour1 1 LMD, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Université P. et M. Curie, BP99, 75005, Paris, France e-mail:
[email protected] 2 Department of Geological Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 S Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622, USA 3 Université de Bordeaux, Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l’Univers, BP 89, 33271 Floirac Cedex, France 4 CNRS, UMR 5804, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Bordeaux, BP 89, 33271 Floirac Cedex, France Accepted 27 March 2013 ABSTRACT The inner edge of the classical habitable zone is often defined by the critical flux needed to trigger the runaway greenhouse instability.