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Author : C. Sagan,Tobias Owen,H.J. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401030632
Proceedings of the IAU Symposium No. 40, held in Marfa, Texas, U.S.A., October 26-31, 1969
Author : Agustin Sanchez-Lavega
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420067354
Planetary atmospheres is a relatively new, interdisciplinary subject that incorporates various areas of the physical and chemical sciences, including geophysics, geophysical fluid dynamics, atmospheric science, astronomy, and astrophysics. Providing a much-needed resource for this cross-disciplinary field, An Introduction to Planetary Atmospheres presents current knowledge on atmospheres and the fundamental mechanisms operating on them. The author treats the topics in a comparative manner among the different solar system bodies—what is known as comparative planetology. Based on an established course, this comprehensive text covers a panorama of solar system bodies and their relevant general properties. It explores the origin and evolution of atmospheres, along with their chemical composition and thermal structure. It also describes cloud formation and properties, mechanisms in thin and upper atmospheres, and meteorology and dynamics. Each chapter focuses on these atmospheric topics in the way classically done for the Earth’s atmosphere and summarizes the most important aspects in the field. The study of planetary atmospheres is fundamental to understanding the origin of the solar system, the formation mechanisms of planets and satellites, and the day-to-day behavior and evolution of Earth’s atmosphere. With many interesting real-world examples, this book offers a unified vision of the chemical and physical processes occurring in planetary atmospheres. Ancillaries are available at www.ajax.ehu.es/planetary_atmospheres/
Author : F.W. Taylor
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199547425
This book covers the basic physics of planetary atmospheres, providing an overview, followed by detailed discussion of key topics arranged by physical phenomenon. The emphasis is on acquiring and interpreting measurements, and the basic physics of instruments and models, with key definitions and historical notes given in the footnotes and glossary.
Author : Yuk Ling Yung,William B. DeMore
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Atmosphere
ISBN : 9780195105018
This valuable reference presents detailed studies of eleven planetary atmospheres: four for the giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), four for the small bodies (Io, Titan, Triton, and Pluto), and three for the terrestrial planets (Mars, Venus, and Earth). Also, using the database provided by recent space missions supplemented by Earth-based observations, the authors offer an extensive survey of the principal chemical cycles that control the present composition and past history of planetary atmospheres.
Author : Sara Seager
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400835300
Over the past twenty years, astronomers have identified hundreds of extrasolar planets--planets orbiting stars other than the sun. Recent research in this burgeoning field has made it possible to observe and measure the atmospheres of these exoplanets. This is the first textbook to describe the basic physical processes--including radiative transfer, molecular absorption, and chemical processes--common to all planetary atmospheres, as well as the transit, eclipse, and thermal phase variation observations that are unique to exoplanets. In each chapter, Sara Seager offers a conceptual introduction, examples that combine the relevant physics equations with real data, and exercises. Topics range from foundational knowledge, such as the origin of atmospheric composition and planetary spectra, to more advanced concepts, such as solutions to the radiative transfer equation, polarization, and molecular and condensate opacities. Since planets vary widely in their atmospheric properties, Seager emphasizes the major physical processes that govern all planetary atmospheres. Moving from first principles to cutting-edge research, Exoplanet Atmospheres is an ideal resource for students and researchers in astronomy and earth sciences, one that will help prepare them for the next generation of planetary science. The first textbook to describe exoplanet atmospheres Illustrates concepts using examples grounded in real data Provides a step-by-step guide to understanding the structure and emergent spectrum of a planetary atmosphere Includes exercises for students
Author : David C. Catling,James F. Kasting
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521844123
A comprehensive and authoritative text on the formation and evolution of planetary atmospheres, for graduate-level students and researchers.
Author : Frédéric J. Pont
Publisher : Springer
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461485544
Planetary atmospheres are complex and evolving entities, as mankind is rapidly coming to realise whilst attempting to understand, forecast and mitigate human-induced climate change. In the Solar System, our neighbours Venus and Mars provide striking examples of two endpoints of planetary evolution, runaway greenhouse and loss of atmosphere to space. The variety of extra-solar planets brings a wider angle to the issue: from scorching "hot jupiters'' to ocean worlds, exo-atmospheres explore many configurations unknown in the Solar System, such as iron clouds, silicate rains, extreme plate tectonics, and steam volcanoes. Exoplanetary atmospheres have recently become accessible to observations. This book puts our own climate in the wider context of the trials and tribulations of planetary atmospheres. Based on cutting-edge research, it uses a grand tour of the atmospheres of other planets to shine a new light on our own atmosphere, and its relation with life.
Author : S. K. Atreya,James B. Pollack,Mildred Shapley Matthews
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816511055
An integrated discussion of the similarities and differences between the atmospheres of various bodies of the solar system, including the Earth.
Author : John Marshall,R. Alan Plumb
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080959795
For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it accessible to students with no prior training in meteorology or oceanography. * Written at a mathematical level that is appealing for undergraduates and beginning graduate students * Provides a useful educational tool through a combination of observations and laboratory demonstrations which can be viewed over the web * Contains instructions on how to reproduce the simple but informative laboratory experiments * Includes copious problems (with sample answers) to help students learn the material.
Author : Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107145269
Reviews the fundamentals for studying chemical compositions of planetary atmospheres and ionospheres, for graduate students and researchers.
Author : Patrick Irwin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540851585
This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The current theories of their formation are reviewed and their recently observed temperature, composition and cloud structures are contrasted and compared with simple thermodynamic, radiative transfer and dynamical models. The instruments and techniques that have been used to remotely measure their atmospheric properties are also reviewed, and the likely development of outer planet observations over the next two decades is outlined. This second edition has been extensively updated following the Cassini mission results for Jupiter/Saturn and the newest ground-based measurements for Uranus/Neptune as well as on the latest development in the theories on planet formation.
Author : V. V. Sobolev
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483187280
Light Scattering in Planetary Atmospheres details the theory of radiative transfer for anisotropic scattering. The title emphasizes more on the theoretical aspects, and such focuses more on the fundamental concepts and basic principles rather than the practical application. The text first presents the basic equations, and then proceeds to tackling specific concepts in the subsequent chapters. Chapter 2 discusses the semi-infinite atmospheres, while Chapter 3 tackles atmospheres of finite optical thickness. Next, the selection talks about atmospheres overlying a reflecting surface. The next two chapters in the title discuss the general theory. The seventh chapter details the linear integral equation, while the eighth chapter covers the approximate formulas. The text also deals with the determination of the physical characteristics of planetary atmospheres, along with the theory of radiative transfer in spherical atmospheres. The book will be of great use to scientists involved in the study of celestial bodies, such as astronomers and astrophysicists.
Author : Eugene F. Milone,William J.F. Wilson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387731555
It presents equations and derivations starting from a level that permits one to see the underlying physical ideas. There is no other book that does this on the market. The book presents an up-to-date overview on all essential topics but is concise where possible to keep it a practical resource for courses. The book is based on extensive experience in the class room. Its contents have been field-tested for years by students.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Planets
ISBN : CHI:69341617
Author : Robert M. Haberle,R. Todd Clancy,François Forget,Michael D. Smith,Richard W. Zurek
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107016187
This volume reviews all aspects of Mars atmospheric science from the surface to space, and from now and into the past.