Planetary Climates /

Planetary Climates / / Andrew Ingersoll.

This concise, sophisticated introduction to planetary climates explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite--from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan. Although the climates of other worlds are ex...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Ingersoll, Andrew,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:Princeton Primers in Climate ; 9
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; 21 halftones. 15 line illus. 4 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction: The Diversity Of Planetary Climates
  • 2. Venus: Atmospheric Evolution
  • 3. Venus: Energy Transport and Winds
  • 4. Mars: Long-Term Climate Change
  • 5. Mars: The Present Era
  • 6. Titan, Moons, and Small Planets
  • 7. Jupiter the Gas Giant
  • 8. Jupiter Winds and Weather
  • 9. Saturn
  • 10. Uranus, Neptune, and Exoplanets
  • 11. Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Further Reading
  • Index

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