An introduction to planetary atmospheres / by Agustin Sanchez-Lavega.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanchez-Lavega, Agustin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Planets--Atmospheres--Textbooks.

Planets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (632 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; List of Tables; List of Symbols; Chapter 1: Introduction to Planets and Planetary Systems; Chapter 2: Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres; Chapter 3: Spectroscopy and Composition; Chapter 4: Vertical Temperature Structure; Chapter 5: Clouds in Planets; Chapter 6: Upper and Tenuous Atmospheres; Chapter 7: Global Atmospheric Motions; Chapter 8: Atmospheric Dynamics-I: Waves; Chapter 9: Atmospheric Dynamics-II: Instability; Appendix: Methods to StudyPlanetary Atmospheres; Bibliography; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781040077344

104007734X

9780429184581

0429184581

9781439894668

1439894663

OCLC:

908079390