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ZEPHYRUS

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ZEPHYRUS is the atmospheric escape module of the PROTEUS coupled atmosphere-interior evolution framework. Named after the Greek god of the west wind and messenger of spring, it models the atmospheric mass loss of exoplanets: continuous energy-limited escape driven by stellar XUV irradiation, and impulsive erosion by giant impacts during accretion.

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PROTEUS framework

ZEPHYRUS is the atmospheric escape model integrated into the PROTEUS framework, a modular Python framework that simulates the coupled evolution of the atmospheres and interiors of rocky planets and exoplanets. The documentation for PROTEUS can be found here.

If you plan to contribute to ZEPHYRUS, please read our Code of Conduct. If you are running into problems, please do not hesitate to raise an Issue.

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License

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