Table 1
Optically thin and thick asymptotic limits in the pure radiative (dayside sensible heating and day-night heat transfers ignored) and pure absorption approximations (no scattering).
| Parameter | Thin (τ• ≪ 1) | Thick (τ•≫ 1) |
|---|---|---|
 |
τL | 1 |
 |
1 | 1 |
 |
τL | 1 |
 |
 |
1 |
 |
1 − As | 1 |
 |
As | 1 |
| Ta |  |
Teq |
| Ts;d |  |
Teq |
| Ts;n |  |
Teq |
Notes. We adopt the notations τ•≪ 1 and τ• ≫ 1 to designate the optically thin (τs;S ≪ 1; τs;L ≪ 1) and thick (τs;S ≫ 1; τs;L ≫ 1) limits, respectively. The case treated by Wordsworth (2015) is obtained by setting τs;S = 0 in the optically thin limit.
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