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Trehan et al. 2025
Trehan, V., K.H. Knuth, and , 2025: Understanding exoplanet habitability: A Bayesian ML framework for predicting atmospheric absorption spectra. MDPI Phys. Sci. Forum, 12, 9, doi:10.3390/psf2025012009.
The evolution of space technology in recent years, fueled by advancements in computing such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), has profoundly transformed our capacity to explore the cosmos. Missions like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made information about distant objects more easily accessible, resulting in extensive amounts of valuable data. As part of this work-in-progress study, we are working to create an atmospheric absorption spectrum prediction model for exoplanets. The eventual model will be based on both collected observational spectra and synthetic spectral data generated by the ROCKE-3D general circulation model (GCM) developed by the climate modeling program at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). In this initial study, spline curves are used to describe the bin heights of simulated atmospheric absorption spectra as a function of one of the values of the planetary parameters. Bayesian Adaptive Exploration is then employed to identify areas of the planetary parameter space for which more data are needed to improve the model. The resulting system will be used as a forward model so that planetary parameters can be inferred given a planet's atmospheric absorption spectrum. This work is expected to contribute to a better understanding of exoplanetary properties and general exoplanet climates and habitability.
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@article{tr09300n,
author={Trehan, V. and Knuth, K. H. and Way, M. J.},
title={Understanding exoplanet habitability: A Bayesian ML framework for predicting atmospheric absorption spectra},
year={2025},
journal={MDPI Physical Sciences Forum},
volume={12},
pages={9},
series={43rd International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering},
doi={10.3390/psf2025012009},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - tr09300n AU - Trehan, V. AU - Knuth, K. H. AU - Way, M. J. PY - 2025 TI - Understanding exoplanet habitability: A Bayesian ML framework for predicting atmospheric absorption spectra T3 - 43rd International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering JA - MDPI Phys. Sci. Forum JO - MDPI Physical Sciences Forum VL - 12 SP - 9 DO - 10.3390/psf2025012009 ER -
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