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If you have a question about this talk, please contact Matthew Grayling. In the short time since the start of JWST ’s science operations, it has caused a paradigm shift in the information and understanding of giant planet atmospheres. The spectroscopic IR capabilities have revealed absorption from H2O , CO2, and CO with exquisite precision, provided the first look at elusive methane absorption, and shown a diversity of photochemistry and disequilibrium processes at play in giant planet atmospheres. Previously obscuring aerosols that plagued UV-optical spectra are revealing themselves via distinct absorption and emission in the mid-IR confirming for the first time in irradiated exoplanets theoretical predictions of cloud formation. I will present a case study of one such planet which is revealing the roles of clouds and chemistry in exoplanet atmospheres and the feedback imparted between composition, dynamics, and detectability. This talk is part of the Institute of Astronomy Colloquia series. This talk is included in these lists:
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