Reinterpreting the JWST Observations of 55 Cancri e with a Non-Grey General Circulation Model

arXiv:2606.12116 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-06-10 · Read on arXiv

Ruizhi Zhan, Daniel D. B. Koll

astro-ph.EP

Submitted: 2026-06-10

Comments: Accepted for publication in ApJ

Code: https://github.com/Trovemaster/exocross

Project page: https://hitran.org

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Absorption Cross Section — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Outgoing Longwave Radiation — 4× in this paper
• Accuracy — 3× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Core — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Abundance — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Consistency — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Metallicity — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Transmission spectroscopy — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• Magma Ocean Waves and Thermal Variability on Lava Worlds
• The Cosmic Shoreline Revisited: A Metric for Atmospheric Retention Informed by Hydrodynamic Escape
• Extreme Weather Variability on Hot Rocky Exoplanet 55 Cancri e Explained by Magma Temperature-Cloud Feedback
• JWST reveals a rapid and strong day side variability of 55 Cancri e
• Characterising the Atmosphere of 55 Cancri e: 1D Forward Model Grid for Current and Future JWST Observations

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