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Table 4

Tidal heat flux constraints.

Fint Teq Pcond hmax Pbase
(W m-2) (K) (bar) (m) (bar)
100 204 ∼1
10 115 ∼1.e-4 ∼1 ∼0.1
1 64 ∼10 ∼1
0.1 36 ∼100 ∼10

Notes. For different internal heat flux Fint, the equilibrium temperature of the nightside Teq and the corresponding equilibrium vapor pressure Pcond, the maximum height of the ice cap hmax and the maximum pressure of CO2 that can condense before saturating the ice caps Pbase.

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