F W Taylor: Planetary Atmospheres

Cover: 9780199547418 | Planetary Atmospheres | F W Taylor | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2010

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This book covers the basic physics of planetary atmospheres, providing an overview, followed by detailed discussion of key topics arranged by physical phenomenon. The emphasis is on acquiring and interpreting measurements, and the basic physics of instruments and models, with key definitions and historical notes given in the footnotes and glossary.

Über den Autor

Professor Fredric W. Taylor is Halley Professor of Physics and Fellow of Jesus College, University of Oxford. He was educated in Northumberland, Liverpool, and Oxford, and has held appointments at Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Oxford and at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. He has been principal or co-investigator on a number of experimental missions into space, and has been awarded various honours, including: the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement (1981), Rank Prize in Opto-electronics (1989), twelve NASA Achievement Awards, (1980 onwards), Bates Medal of the European Geophysical Society for Excellence in the Planetary Sciences (2005). He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (Vice-President 2005-8), and of the Royal Astronomical Society, and a member of the American Astronomical Society, Division of Planetary Sciences, and the International Astronomical Union.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: The Solar System, the Planets and their Atmospheres

2: Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres

3: Observations of Planetary Atmospheres

4: Energy Balance and Entropy

5: Atmospheric Temperature Structure

6: Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry

7: Clouds, haze, aerosols and dust

8: Dynamics of Planetary Atmospheres

9: Climate and Global Change

Appendix A. Some Useful Data

Appendix B. Reference Model Atmospheres

Appendix C: Glossary

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780199547418
ISBN-10:	0199547416
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Taylor, F W
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press (UK)
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 192 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	F W Taylor
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.09.2010
Gewicht:	0,621 kg