Photochemistry of Planetary Atmospheres

Yuk L. Yung, William B. DeMore (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

480 Seiten

1999
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-510501-8 (ISBN)

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Survey of the principle chemical cycles that control the present composition and past history of planetary atmospheres. Eleven atmospheres are included for detailed study, four of the great planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune), four of the smaller bodies (IO, Titan, Triton and Pluto) and three terrestrial planets (Mars, Venus and Earth).

Eleven planetary atmospheres are included for detailed study in this reference/text, four for the giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), four for the small bodies (IO, Titan, Triton, and Pluto), and three for the terrestrial planets (Mars, Venus, and Earth). The authors have carried out a comprehensive survey of the principle chemical cycles that control the present composition and past history of planetary atmospheres, using the data provided by recent spacecraft missions supplemented by Earth-based observations.

1. Introduction ; 2. Solar Flux and Molecular Absorption ; 3. Chemical Kinetics ; 4. Origins ; 5. Giant Planets ; 6. Satellites and Pluto ; 7. Mars ; 8. Venus ; 9. Earth: Imprint of Life ; 10. Earth: Human Impact

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.3.1999
Zusatzinfo	numerous line figures
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	241 x 164 mm
Gewicht	803 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Physikalische Chemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	0-19-510501-X / 019510501X
ISBN-13	978-0-19-510501-8 / 9780195105018
Zustand	Neuware