Giant Planets of Our Solar System An Introduction
This bookreviews 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 simpl...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2003, 2003
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2003 |
| Series: | Geophysical Sciences
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This bookreviews 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 |
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| Physical Description: | XXV, 320 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783540377139 |