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Caption: Figure 6.
Example of the coupled evolution of a magma ocean and proto-atmosphere for an initial H2+H2O amount of 10NTO and an initial magma ocean bottom pressure of 50 GPa, focusing on the behavior of volatiles and the boundary layer. The left and right columns show the results of Case 1 and Case 2, respectively. (a), (b) Atmospheric pressure of the total (black), H2 (green), and H2O (blue). (c), (d) Total amounts of H2 (green) and H2O (blue) normalized by the number of hydrogen molecules in the present-day terrestrial seawater (NTO). (e), (f) H2O distribution ratio in the atmosphere (blue), magma ocean (red), and mantle (orange). (g), (h) Surface temperature. (i), (j) H2 diffusion rate into the magma ocean, normalized by NTO. (k), (l) Overturn time of the boundary layer. (m), (n) Net outgoing radiation flux (black), outgoing longwave planetary radiation flux (red), and absorbed solar radiation flux (yellow).
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