Research

LFRic for planetary atmospheres

Two globes covered in pixelated patterns showing LFRic model output for a stretched-mesh simulation, set against a star-filled galaxy background. Faint lines of computer code are visible in the background.

Atmospheric convection on exoplanets

Two side-by-side 3D visualizations of a planet. The left panel displays 3D convective clouds with a grid overlay on one side of the planet, and black arrows indicating wind direction and strength. The right panel shows similar features from a different angle, highlighting the distribution of clouds and wind vectors.

Atmospheric aerosols: clouds, hazes, dust

Three planets with 3D cloud patterns and coloured wind vectors, set against a dark star-filled space background. A red star glows in the upper left corner. Text in the lower left reads Denis Sergeev / University of Exeter.

Extraterrestrial lightning

Satellite-like view of a swirling storm system over a planet with yellow lightning strike locations marked. The main map is overlaid with latitude and longitude grid lines, and a circular inset in the top right shows the planet with the storm area outlined in red.

Exoplanet model intercomparison projects

Four Earth-like exoplanets shown in a sequence from left to right, each with different cloud cover and surface features, set against a star-filled galaxy background. Colored beams connect each planet to a corresponding graph displaying a transmission spectrum in orange, green, red, and blue.