The Exo-Weather Report Exploring Diverse Atmospheric Phenomena Around the Universe

David Stevenson’s new book links the meteorology of the Earth to that of other planets, stars, and clusters of galaxies, showing the similarities and differences between terrestrial weather and that of weather on other worlds. Because Earth is not unique in having weather, there is much to learn fro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevenson, David S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Series:Astronomers' Universe
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I Learning by Observing our World
  • Introducing Earthly Meteorology
  • Tales of Mass Destruction
  • Part II – Other Worlds in the Solar System
  • Venus
  • The Wispy Weather of Mars
  • The King of Planets
  • The Ring World
  • Uranus
  • Neptune, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
  • Part III – Beyond our Solar Realms
  • Tales of Other Worlds
  • Stellar Weather
  • Storm Fronts in Galaxy Clusters
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography