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Giant Planets of Our Solar System: An Introduction

By Dr Patrick G. J. Irwin (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2003
ISBN
978-3-540-31317-5, 978-3-540-37713-9
DOI
10.1007/3-540-37713-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7084926 bytes)
Series
Springer Praxis Books
Edition
UK.XXVI
Pages
361 p.Show next edition\351
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-21 08:13:07
Geophysics/Geodesy; Extraterrestrial PhysicsSpace Sciences

Description

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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