Generic frequency dependence for the atmospheric tidal torque of terrestrial planets

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Table 1

Main GCM parameters.

Parameter	Symbol	Value	Unit

Planet characteristics^a
Planet mass	M_p	0.815	M_⊕
Planet radius	R_p	0.950	R_⊕
Surface gravity	g	8.87	m s⁻²

Star characteristics^a
Mass of the star	M_⋆	1.0	M_⊙
Luminosity of the star	L_⋆	1.0	L_⊙

Atmospheric properties^b
Mean molecular mass	M_atm	28.0134	g mol⁻¹
Adiabatic exponent	κ	0.285	–

Surface parameters
Surface albedo	A_s	0.2	–
Surface thermal inertia	I_gr	2000	J m⁻² s^−1∕2 K⁻¹

Notes. The subscripts ⊕ and ⊙ refer to the Earth and the Sun, respectively.

References. ^(a)Bureau Des Longitudes & Institut de Mécanique Céleste Et de Calcul Des Ephémérides Observatoire de Paris (2011). ^(b) From, for example Meija et al. (2016).

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