Selection effects in JWST transmission spectroscopy and HWO reflected-light imaging may cause the first biosignature detection to arise from an atypical planet rather than a representative Earth analog.
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LIFE can constrain atmospheric H2O abundances from roughly 10^{-3} to 1 bar surface pressure on Earth-like exoplanets for certain vertical profiles, providing a potential proxy for surface oceans, but cannot detect water below 10^{-6} bar or precisely characterize the highest abundances.
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The First Remotely Detected Biosignature May Not Be the Most Common: Implications for JWST and HWO
Selection effects in JWST transmission spectroscopy and HWO reflected-light imaging may cause the first biosignature detection to arise from an atypical planet rather than a representative Earth analog.
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The Goldilocks problem for detecting water in terrestrial planets: Constraining water abundances in the mid-IR with LIFE
LIFE can constrain atmospheric H2O abundances from roughly 10^{-3} to 1 bar surface pressure on Earth-like exoplanets for certain vertical profiles, providing a potential proxy for surface oceans, but cannot detect water below 10^{-6} bar or precisely characterize the highest abundances.