Exometeorology

Not to be confused with space weather.
Artist's concept of Gliese 1214 b showing thick, orange clouds covering the planet's surface as its yellow star shines past its horizon (from the picture's perspective). Because there are such a wide variety of exoplanets, air and cloud colors, compositions, densities, and circulation patterns can vary greatly from exoplanet to exoplanet.
Artist's concept of Gliese 1214 b showing clouds covering the planet's surface. Because there are such a wide variety of exoplanets, air and cloud compositions and circulation patterns can vary greatly from exoplanet to exoplanet.

Exometeorology is the study of atmospheric conditions of exoplanets and other non-stellar celestial bodies outside the Solar System, such as brown dwarfs.[1][2] The diversity of possible sizes, compositions, and temperatures for exoplanets (and brown dwarfs) leads to a similar diversity of theorized atmospheric conditions. However, exoplanet detection technology has only recently[when?] developed enough to allow direct observation of exoplanet atmospheres, so there is currently very little observational data about meteorological variations in those atmospheres.

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  2. ^ "Exoplanets subject to meteorological variations". ScienceDaily. Délégation Paris Michel-Ange. 2012-07-10. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-14.