An introduction to planetary atmospheres
By: Agustín Sánchez-Lavega
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 587
ISBN-13: 9781420067323
Subjects: Textbooks; Atmospheres; Planets
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 573-575) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to planets and planetary systems; title: Origin and evolution of planetary atmospheres; title: Spectroscopy and composition; title: Vertical temperature structure; title: Clouds in planets; title: Upper and tenuous atmospheres; title: Global atmospheric motions; title: Atmospheric dynamics-I : waves; title: Atmospheric dynamics-II : instability; title: Appendix. Methods to study planetary atmospheres.