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Table 1
Model parameters adopted for HD 209458b.
| Parameter | Value |
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| Radius, Rp | 9.0 × 107m = 1.259 RJup |
| Mass, Mp | 1.31 × 1027 kg = 0.690 MJup |
| Intrinsic temperature, Tint | 100 K |
| Specific heat capacity, cP | 1.3 × 104 J/kg/K |
| Specific gas constant, ℛ = R/ barm | 3556.8 J/kg/K |
| Lower boundary pressure, Pbottom | 2 × 107 Pa = 200 bar |
| Rotation rate, Ω | 2.06 × 10− 5 s-1 |
| Vertical damping coefficient | 0.15 |
| Height of upper boundary | 9 × 106 m |
| Horizontal resolution | 144 × 90 |
| Vertical resolution | 66 |
| Dynamical time step | 30 s |
| Radiative time step | 150 s |
Notes. Values are similar to those in Mayne et al. (2014a) and Showman et al. (2009), differences are explained in the text.
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