Planets and Their Atmospheres (eBook)

Origins and Evolution

John S. Lewis, Ronald G. Prinn (Autoren)

William L. Donn (Herausgeber)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
470 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-092426-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This work is addressed to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in astronomy, geology, chemistry, meteorology, and the planetary sciences as well as to researchers with pertinent areas of specialization who desire an introduction to the literature across the broad interdisciplinary range of this important topic. Extensive references to the pre-spacecraft literature will be particularly useful to readers interested in the historical development of the field during this century.

John S. Lewis is Professor of Planetary Sciences and Co-Director of the Space Engineering Research Center of the University of Arizona, has concentrated in recent years on the material and energy resources of nearby space and on the hazards and opportunities presented to mankind by the Near-Earth Asteroids. He is a former Professor of Planetary Sciences and Chemistry at MIT and a Visiting Professor at Cal Tech. He has served as Chairman of a number of international conferences on space science and space development. His contributions to planetary science include the first prediction of coloring matter in the atmosphere of Jupiter. He is also the author of several popular science books, including Rain of Iron and Ice, a popular account of the impact hazard, and Mining the Sky, a survey of resource opportunities in space and their relevance to economic, resource, and environmental issues on Earth. He is also the editor of a 1000-page technical volume, Resources of Near-Earth Space. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of American Rocket Company, and is presently an advisor to the Space Development Corporation's Near-Earth Asteroid Prospector (NEAP) mission.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Planets and their Atmospheres: Origin and Evolution 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Preface 10
Chapter 1. Introduction 12
1.1. ON MODELING COMPLEX PROCESSES 14
1.2. INTERPLAY WITH OTHER AREAS OF INVESTIGATION 17
1.3. CONDENSATION AND ACCRETION 19
Chapter 2. Retention of Volatiles by Planets 28
2.1. SOLAR-COMPOSITION PROTOPLANETS 30
2.3. COMPOSITIONS OF CHONDRITIC METEORITES 49
2.4. CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE PLANETS 61
2.5. ORDINARY CHONDRITE PARENTAGE 62
2.6. MULTICOMPONENT AND NONHOMOGENEOUS MODELS 65
2.7. EQUILIBRIUM CONDENSATION 69
Chapter 3. Evolutionary Processes 80
3.1. HYDROGEN-LOSS EVOLUTION OF SOLAR PRIMORDIAL ATMOSPHERES 81
3.2. ACCRETION, THERMAL HISTORY, AND OUTGASSING 85
3.3. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY 96
3.4. CLOUD PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY 103
3.5. DISSOLUTION, PHOTOCONDENSATION, AND REACTIONS WITH PLANETARY SURFACES 110
3.6. BIOCHEMiCAL TRANSFORMATIONS 116
3.7. ATMOSPHERIC ESCAPE 118
Chapter 4. The Atmospheres of the Planets 130
4.1. MERCURY 131
4.2. VENUS 139
4.3. EARTH 209
4.4. MARS 275
4.5. THE JOVIAN PLANETS 332
4.6. LUNAR-SIZED OBJECTS 353
4.7. THE ASTEROIDS 380
Chapter 5. Conclusions 394
5.1. ASSESSMENT OF COMPETING MODELS 394
5.2. DECISIVE MEASUREMENTS 396
5.3. PRESENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 399
References 404
Index 472

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.10.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-092426-3 / 0080924263
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-092426-7 / 9780080924267