Giant Planets of Our Solar System (New ed. 2006. 420 p.)

Giant Planets of Our Solar System (New ed. 2006. 420 p.)

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 420 p.
  • 商品コード 9783540006817

基本説明

Reviews the current state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Full Description

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.

Contents

Introduction; Formation and Evolution of Outer Planets; Evolution Processes in Outer Planet Atmospheres, and Current State; Vertical Structure of Temperature, Compositon and Clouds; Dynamical Processes; Radiative Transfer Processes in Outer Planetary Atmospheres; Remote and in-Situ Observations of Atmospheres; Retrieval Methods.