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PhD thesis

Articles in refereed journals

Articles in books and proceedings

Popular science

PhD thesis

Bounama, C. 2008. Thermische Evolution und Habitabilität erdähnlicher Exoplaneten. Thesis at Potsdam University (in German). (pdf file, library link)

Articles in refereed journals

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Cuntz, M., and Franck, S. 2007. The habitability of super-Earths in Gliese 581. Astronomy & Astrophysics 476, 1365-1371. (abstract / article)

Bounama, C., von Bloh, W., and Franck, S. 2007. How rare is complex life in the Milky Way? Astrobiology 7(5), 745-756. (abstract)

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Franck, S. 2007. Dynamic habitability for Earth-like planets in 86 extrasolar planetary systems. Planet. Space Sci. 55, 651-660. (abstract)

Franck, S., von Bloh., W., and Bounama, C. 2007. Maximum number of habitable planets at the time of Earth's origin: new hints for panspermia and the mediocrity principle. Int. J. Astrobiology 6 (2), 153-157. (abstract)

Franck, S., Bounama, C., and von Bloh., W. 2006. Causes and timing of future biosphere extinctions. Biogeosciences 3, 85-92. (abstract)

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Franck, S. 2005. Dynamic habitability of extrasolar planetary systems.. Cel. Mech. Dyn. Astron. 92(1-3), 287-300. (abstract)

Von Bloh, W., Cuntz, M., Franck, S., and Bounama, C. 2003. On the existence of habitability around 55 Cancri. Astrobiology 3(4), 681-688. (abstract)

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Franck, S. 2003. Cambrian explosion triggered by geosphere-biosphere feedbacks.. Geophys. Res. Lett. 30(18), 1963, doi: 10.1029/2003GL017928. (abstract)

Von Bloh, W., Franck, S., Bounama, C., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2003. Maximum number of habitable planets at the time of Earth's origin: new hints for panspermia? Origins Life Evol. Biosph. 33(2), 219-231. (link to find abstract)

Franck, S., Cuntz, M., von Bloh, W., and Bounama, C. 2003. The habitable zone of Earth-mass planets around 47 UMa: results for land and water worlds. Int. J. Astrobiology 2(1), 35-39. (abstract)

Von Bloh, W., Franck, S., Bounama, C., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2003. Biogenic enhancement of weathering and the stability of the ecosphere. Geomicrobio. J. 20(5), 501-511. (abstract)

Cuntz, M., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Franck, S. 2003. On the possibility of Earth-type habitable planets around 47UMa. Icarus 162, 214-221. (abstract)

Franck, S., Kossacki, W., von Bloh, W., and Bounama, C. 2002. Long-term evolution of the global carbon cycle: historic minimum of global surface temperature at present. Tellus 54B, 325-343. (abstract)

Bounama, C., Franck, S., and von Bloh, W. 2001. The fate of Earth's ocean. Hydrology Earth Syst. Sci. 5(4), 569-575. (abstract)

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Steffen, M., Schönberner, D., and Schellnhuber, H,-J. 2001. Limits of Photosynthesis in extrasolar planetary systems for Earth-like planets. Adv. Space Res. 28(4), 695-700. (abstract)

Franck, S., Block, A., von Bloh, W., Bounama. C., Garrido, I., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2001. Planetary habitability: Is Earth commonplace in the Milky Way? Naturwissenschaften 88, 416-426. (abstract)

Franck, S., and Bounama, C. 2001. Global water cycle and Earth's thermal evolution. J. Geodyn. 32(1-2), 231-246. (abstract)

Franck, S., Block, A., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Schellnuhuber, H.-J., and Svirezhev, Y. 2000. Habitable zone for Earth-like planets in the solar system. Planet. Space Sci. 48, 1099-1105. (abstract)

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Steffen, M., Schönberner, D., and Schellnhuber, H,-J. 2000. Determination of Habitable Zones in Extrasolar Planetary Systems: Where are Gaia's Sisters? J. Geophys. Res. - Planets 105(E1), 1651-1658. (link)

Franck, S., Block, A., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Schellnuhuber, H.-J., and Svirezhev, Y. 2000. Reduction of Biosphere Life Span as a Consequence of Geodynamics. Tellus 52B(1), 94-107. (abstract)

Franck, S., Kossacki, W., and Bounama, C. 1999. Modelling the global carbon cycle for the past and future evolution of the Earth system. Chem. Geol. 159, 305-317. (abstract)

Franck, S., and Bounama, C. 1997. Continental growth and volatile exchange during Earth`s evolution. Phys. Earth Planet. Inter. 100, 189-196. (abstract)

Franck, S., and Bounama, C. 1995. Rheology and volatile exchange in the framework of planetary evolution. Adv. Space. Res. 15(10), 79-86. (abstract)

Franck, S., and Bounama, C. 1995. Effects of water-dependent creep rate on the volatile exchange between mantle and surface reservoirs. Phys. Earth Planet. Inter. 92, 57-65. (abstract)

Articles in books and proceedings

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Cuntz, M., and Franck, S. 2007. Habitability of super-Earths: Gliese 581c & 581d. In: Proc. IAU Symposium 249 "Exoplanets: Detection, Formation and Dynamics", Suzhou/ China, October 22-26, 2007, Cambridge University Press, submitted.

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Cuntz, M., and Franck, S. 2007. Habitability of Super-Earths. In: Proc. ARENA-2, Potsdam, September 17-21, 2007, EDP Science, submitted.

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., and Bounama, C. 2007. Dynamic habitability of extrasolar planetary systems. In: D. Werthimer, K. Meech, J. Siefert, and M. Mumma (eds.), Proc. Bioastronomy 2007 "Molecules, microbes ans extraterrestrial life", San Juan/ Puerto Rico, July 16-20, 2007, ASP Conf. Ser. , submitted.

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Franck, S. 2007. Habitable zones in extrasolar planetary systems In: R. Dvorak (ed.), Extrasolar planets . Wiley VCH, 257-280. (summary)

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., and Bounama, C. 2007. Extrasolar Planetary Systems and the Principle of Mediocrity. In: C. Dumitrache, N. A. Popescu, D. M. Suran, and V. Mioc (eds.), Proc. "Fifty Years of Romanian Astrophysics", Bukarest/ Romania, September 26-30, AIP Conf. Proc., 895 (1), 181-186. (abstract)

Franck, S., Bounama, C., and von Bloh, W. 2006. Nonlinear Feedbacks and the Evolution of the Geobiosphere. In: V. N. Troyan, V. S. Semenov, M. V. Kubyshkina, and V. A. Fock (eds.), Proc. 6th International Conference "Problems of Geocosmos", St. Petersburg, May 23-27, 2006, Institute of Physics, St. Petersburg State University, 276-279.

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C. and Schellnhuber, H. J. 2006. Calculating the number of habitable planets in the Milky Way. In: V. Burdyuzha (ed.), Proc. "The Future of Life and the Future of our Civilization", Frankfurt/M., May 2-6, 2005, Springer, Dordrecht, 469-482. (book)

Franck, S., Bounama, C., and von Bloh., W. 2005. Causes and timing of future biosphere extinction. Biogeosci. Discus. 2, 1665-1679. (abstract)

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2004. Extraterrestrial Gaias. In: S. H. Schneider, J. R. Miller, E. Crist, P. J. Boston (eds.) Scientists Debate Gaia: The Next Century . MIT Press, 309-319. (abstract)

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Cuntz, M. 2003. Habitability and Stability of Orbits for Earth-Like Planets in the Extrasolar System 47 UMa. In: G. G. Byrd K. V. Kholshevnikov, A. A. Myllri, I. I. Nikiforov, and V. V. Orlov (eds.), Proc. AGAVA 2003 "Order and Chaos in Stellar and Planetary Systems", St. Petersburg State University/ Russia, August 17-24, 2003, ASP Conf. Ser. 316, 149-154. (abstract, pdf-file 192K)

Franck, S., Bounama, C., and von Bloh, W. 2004. On the habitability of Earth and Mars. In: Proc. 3rd European Workshop on Exo-Astrobiology, Madrid/ Spain, November 18-20, 2003, ESA SP-545, 205-206. (pdf-file 87K)

Cuntz, M., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Franck, S. 2003. Can Earth-type habitable planets exist around 47UMa? In: D. Deming and S. Seager (eds.), Proc. Int. Conference "Scientific Frontiers in Research on Extrasolar Planets", Washington D.C. / USA, June 18-21, 2002, ASP Conf. Ser. CS-294, 221-224. (abstract, pdf-file 195K)

Von Bloh, W., Cuntz, M., Bounama, C., and Franck, S. 2002. The habitable zone of Earth-like planets around 47 UMa. In: Proc. 2nd European Workshop on Exo/Astrobiology, Graz/ Austria, September 16-19, 2002, ESA SP-518, 413-416. (pdf-file 192K)

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Franck, S. 2002. The number of habitable planets in the Milky Way over cosmological time scales. In: Proc. 2nd European Workshop on Exo/Astrobiology, Graz/ Austria, September 16-19, 2002, ESA SP-518, 503-504. (pdf-file 79K)

Von Bloh, W., Franck, S., Bounama, C., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2002. The number of habitable planets in the Milky Way over cosmological timescales. In: Proc. 36th ESLAB Symposium, Noordwijk/ The Netherlands, June 3-8, 2002, ESA SP-514, 289-292. (pdf-file 153K)

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Steffen, M., Schönberner, D., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2002. Habitable zones and the number of Gaia's sisters. In: B. Montesinos, A. Gimenez, and E.F. Guinan (eds.), Proc. 2nd Granada Workshop "The Evolving Sun and its Influence on Planetary Environments", Granada/ Spain, June 18-20, 2001, ASP Conf. Ser. 269, 261-272. (pdf-file 434K)

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Steffen, M., Schönberner, D., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2002. Habitable Zones in Extrasolar Planetary Systems. In: G. Horneck and C. Baumstark-Khan (eds.) Astrobiology: The Quest for the Conditions of Life. Springer, 47-56. (book, pdf-file 225 KB)

Franck, S., Bounama, C., von Bloh, W., Kossacki, K.J., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2001. The fate of biosphere in a geodynamic world. In: S. Guerzoni, S. Harding, T. Lenton, and F. Ricci-Lucchi (eds.) Earth System Science (Proceedings of the International School on Earth and Planetary Sciences, September 2000 at University of Siena / Italy), 47-56.

Franck, S., Block, A., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2001. Planetary Habitability: Estimating the Number of Gaias in the Milky Way. In: Proc. 1st European Workshop on Exo/Astro-Biology, Frascati, May 21-23, 2001, ESA SP-496, 73-78. (pdf-file 427K)

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2000. The future of the planet Earth and the life span of the biosphere. In: V. Burdyuzha and G. Khozin (eds.) The Future of the Universe and the Future of our Civilization, World Scientific, Singapore, 309-315.

Popular science

Bounama, C., von Bloh, W., and Franck, S. 2007. Konets kosmicheskogo Korablya Zemlya. (in Russian) Nauka iz pervykh ruk, 3(15), 62-71. (abstract in Russian)

Bounama, C., von Bloh, W., and Franck, S. 2004. Das Ende des Raumschiffs Erde. Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Oktober 2004, 100-107. (pdf-file 2,4M)

Bounama, C., von Bloh, W., and Franck, S. 2004. Wo kann es Zwillinge der Erde geben? Sterne und Weltraum 1/2004, 30-36. (html-preview)

Bounama, C., von Bloh, W., and Franck, S. 2002. Auf der Suche nach einer zweiten Erde. Physik in unserer Zeit 33(3), 122-128. (abstract, html-preview)