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

Giant Planets of Our Solar System: Atmospheres, Composition, and Structure
ISBN-10
3540851585
ISBN-13
9783540851585
Category
Science
Pages
428
Language
English
Published
2009-03-27
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Patrick Irwin

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. This second edition has been extensively updated following the Cassini mission results for Jupiter/Saturn and the newest ground-based measurements for Uranus/Neptune as well as on the latest development in the theories on planet formation.

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