Global Chemical Transport on Hot Jupiters: Insights from the 2D VULCAN Photochemical Model

Author:

Tsai Shang-MinORCID,Parmentier VivienORCID,Mendonça João M.ORCID,Tan XianyuORCID,Deitrick RussellORCID,Hammond MarkORCID,Savel Arjun B.ORCID,Zhang XiORCID,Pierrehumbert Raymond T.ORCID,Schwieterman Edward W.ORCID

Abstract

Abstract The atmospheric dynamics of tidally locked hot Jupiters is characterized by strong equatorial winds. Understanding the interaction between global circulation and chemistry is crucial in atmospheric studies and interpreting observations. Two-dimensional (2D) photochemical transport models shed light on how the atmospheric composition depends on circulation. In this paper, we introduce the 2D photochemical (horizontal and vertical) transport model, VULCAN 2D, which improves on the pseudo-2D approaches by allowing for nonuniform zonal winds. We extensively validate our VULCAN 2D with analytical solutions and benchmark comparisons. Applications to HD 189733 b and HD 209458 b reveal a transition in mixing regimes: horizontal transport predominates below ∼0.1 mbar, while vertical mixing is more important at higher altitudes above 0.1 mbar. Motivated by the previously inferred carbon-rich atmosphere, we find that HD 209458 b with supersolar carbon-to-oxygen ratio (C/O) exhibits pronounced C2H4 absorption on the morning limb but not on the evening limb, due to horizontal transport from the nightside. We discuss when a pseudo-2D approach is a valid assumption and its inherent limitations. Finally, we demonstrate the effect of horizontal transport in transmission observations and its impact on the morning−evening limb asymmetry with synthetic spectra, highlighting the need to consider global transport when interpreting exoplanet atmospheres.

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NASA Exobiology

EXOCONDENSE

Publisher

American Astronomical Society

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