peer reviewed articles in journals and books

2012

Cuntz, M.,von Bloh, W., Schröder, K.-P., Bounama, C., Franck, S. 2012. Habitability of Super-Earth Planets around Main-Sequence Stars including Red Giant Branch Evolution: Models based on the Integrated System Approach. Int. J. Astrobiology 11(1), 15-23 (arXiv).

2011

Von Bloh, W., Cuntz, M., Franck, S., and Bounama, C. 2011. Habitability of the Goldilocks planet Gliese 581g: Results from geodynamic models. Astron. & Astrophys. 528, A133.

2010

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Franck, S. 2010. Photosynthesis in the Milky Way, Plant Science 178, 485-490 (abstract).

Von Bloh, W., Kossacki, K. J., Franck, S., and Bounama, C. 2010. Diurnal habitability of frozen worlds. Earth, Moon, and Planets 106(1), 15-26 (abstract).

2009

Von Bloh, W., Cuntz, M., Schroeder, K.-P., Bounama, C., and Franck, S. 2009. Habitability of Super-Earth Planets around Other Suns: Models including Red Giant Branch Evolution. Astrobiology 9(6), 593-602. (abstract / preprint)

2008

Franck, S., Bounama, C., and von Bloh., W. 2008. The fate of planet Earth / Das Schicksal des Planeten Erde. Z. geol. Wiss. 36 (3), 115-122. (abstract / Zusammenfassung)

Bounama, C. 2008. Thermische Evolution und Habitabilität erdähnlicher Exoplaneten. Thesis at Potsdam University (in German). (abstract/thesis)

2007

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)

2006

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

2005

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)

2004

Asghari, N., Broeg, C., Carone, L., Casas-Miranda, R., Palaris, J., Csillik, I., Dvorak, R., Freistetter, F., Hadjivantsides, G., Husemann, H., Khramova, A., Khrisoforova, M., Khromova, I., Kitiashvilli, I., Kozlowski, S., Laskso, T., Laczkowski, T., Lytvinenko, D., Miloni, O., Morishima, R., Moro-Martin, A., Paksyutov, V., Pal, A., Patidar, V., Pecnik, B., Peles, O., Pyo, J., Quinn, T., Rodriguez, A., Romano, C., Sakia, E., Stadel, J., Thiel, M., Todorovic, N., Veras, D., Nieto, E., Vilagi , J., von Bloh, W., Zechner, R., and Zhohkova, E. 2004. Stability of Terrestrial Planets in the Habitable Zone of Gl 777 A, HD 72659, Gl 614, 47 Uma and HD 4208. Astron. & Astrophys. 426, 353-365. (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)

2003

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

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

2002

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

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Steffen, M., Schönberner, D., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2002a. 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)

2001

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)

Lenton, T.M., and von Bloh, W. 2001. Biotic feedback extends the life span of the biosphere. Geophys. Res. Lett. 28(9), 1715-1718. (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., 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.

2000

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

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Schellnhuber, H.-J. 2000c. 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.

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Steffen, M., Schönberner, D., and Schellnhuber, H,-J. 2000b. 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. 2000a. Reduction of Biosphere Life Span as a Consequence of Geodynamics. Tellus 52B(1), 94-107. (abstract)

1999

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)

1998

Franck, S. 1998. Evolution of the global mean heat flow over 4.6 Gyr. Tectonophysics 291, 9-18. (abstract)

1997

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

1995

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)

non-peer reviewed articles

2010

Bounama, C., von Bloh, W., and Franck, S. 2009. Auf der Suche nach einer zweiten Erde. In: T. Bührke, R. Wengenmayer (eds.), Geheimnisvoller Kosmos: Astrophysik und Kosmologie im 21. Jahrhundert, 2nd ed., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 74-81.

2009

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., and Cuntz, M. 2009. Gliese 581d: The first habitable super-Earth-planet. In: Yu. A. Nefedjev, M. G. Ishmuhanetova, E. S. Bakanas (eds.), Reports ASTROKAZAN-2009, Kazan/Russia, August, 19-26, Kazan State University, 170-172.

Bounama, C., von Bloh, W., and Franck, S. 2009. Auf der Suche nach einer zweiten Erde. In: T. Bührke, R. Wengenmayer (eds.), Geheimnisvoller Kosmos: Astrophysik und Kosmologie im 21. Jahrhundert, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 52-59.

Franck, S., von Bloh, W., and Bounama, C. 2009. Dynamic habitability of extrasolar planetary systems. In: K. J. Meech, J. V. Keane, M. J. Mumma, J. Siefert, and K. J. Werthimer (eds.), Proc. Bioastronomy 2007 "Molecules, microbes and extraterrestrial life", San Juan/ Puerto Rico, July 16-20, 2007, ASP Conf. Ser. 420, 341-348.

2008

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Cuntz, M., and Franck, S. 2008. Habitability of super-Earths: Gliese 581c & 581d. In: Y.-S. Sun, S. Ferraz-Mello, and J.-L. Zhou (eds.), Proc. IAU Symposium 249 "Exoplanets: Detection, Formation and Dynamics", Suzhou/ China, October 22-26, 2007, Cambridge University Press, 503.

Von Bloh, W., Bounama, C., Cuntz, M., and Franck, S. 2008. Habitability of Super-Earths. In: H. Zinnecker, N. Epchtein, H. Rauer (eds.), Proc. 2nd ARENA Conference: The Astrophysical Science Cases at Dome C, Potsdam, September 17-21, 2007, EAS Publications Series, 33, 275-278. (abstract)

2007

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)

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)

2006

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)

2005

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

2004

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)

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. (pdf-file 192K) (abstract)

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)

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)

2003

Svirezhev, Y.M., Block, A., and von Bloh, W. 2003. "Active planetary cover" concept and long-term evolution of planetary climate. In: W.E. Krumbein, D.M. Paterson and G.A. Zavarzin (eds.) Fossil and Recent Biofilms, A Natural History of Life on Earth, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht/ Boston/ London, 415-427.

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)

2002

Franck, S. 2002. Die Gaia-Hypothese im Lichte der Erdsystemforschung. Gaia 11(1), 21-24. (link)

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)

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)

2001

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)