Giant Planets of Our Solar System : Atmospheres, Composition, and Structure

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 simp...

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Autor principal: Irwin, Patrick G. J.
Formato: Livre numérique
Lenguaje:Anglais
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
Edición:Second Edition.
Colección:Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
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Edition sous un autre format:• Giant planets of our solar system, atmospheres, composition, and structure, Patrick G. J. Irwin, Second edition, Chichester, Springer, Praxis Publishing, 2009, 1 vol. (XXVII-403 p.), Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and planetary sciences, 978-3-540-85157-8
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Formation of the giant planets Evolution processes in outer planet atmospheres Vertical structure of temperature, composition, and clouds Dynamical processes Radiative transfer processes in outer planetary atmospheres Sources of remotely sensed data on the giant planets Future of giant planet observations