Planetary Climates
Seiten
2013
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-14505-1 (ISBN)
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-14505-1 (ISBN)
Offers an introduction to planetary climates that explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite - from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan.
This concise, sophisticated introduction to planetary climates explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite--from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan. Although the climates of other worlds are extremely diverse, the chemical and physical processes that shape their dynamics are the same. As this book makes clear, the better we can understand how various planetary climates formed and evolved, the better we can understand Earth's climate history and future.
This concise, sophisticated introduction to planetary climates explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite--from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan. Although the climates of other worlds are extremely diverse, the chemical and physical processes that shape their dynamics are the same. As this book makes clear, the better we can understand how various planetary climates formed and evolved, the better we can understand Earth's climate history and future.
Andrew P. Ingersoll, the Earle C. Anthony Professor of Planetary Science at the California Institute of Technology, is an expert on the weather and climate of Earth and the other planets.
1 Introduction: The Diversity of Planetary Climates 1 2 Venus: Atmospheric Evolution 7 3 Venus: Energy Transport and Winds 26 4 Mars: Long-Term Climate Change 74 5 Mars: The Present Era 92 6 Titan, Moons, and Small Planets 111 7 Jupiter the Gas Giant 136 8 Jupiter Winds and Weather 162 9 Saturn 202 10 Uranus, Neptune, and Exoplanets 223 11 Conclusion 240 Glossary 247 Notes 257 Further Reading 271 Index 273
Reihe/Serie | Princeton Primers in Climate |
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Zusatzinfo | 21 halftones. 15 line illus. 4 tables. |
Verlagsort | New Jersey |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
Gewicht | 28 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie |
Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
ISBN-10 | 0-691-14505-9 / 0691145059 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-14505-1 / 9780691145051 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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