Agustin Sanchez-Lavega

An Introduction to Planetary Atmospheres (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Planetary atmospheres is a relatively new, interdisciplinary subject that incorporates various areas of the physical and chemical sciences, including geophysics, geophysical fluid dynamics, atmospheric science, astronomy, and astrophysics. Providing a much-needed resource for this cross-disciplinary field, An Introduction to Planetary Atmospheres p

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 629
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439894668
• Artikelnr.: 57150888

Autorenporträt

Agustin Sanchez-Lavega is a professor of physics, head of the Department of Applied Physics I, and head of the Planetary Sciences Group at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in Bilbao, Spain. Between 2004 and 2006, he was a member of the Solar System Working Group of the European Space Agency. Dr. Sanchez-Lavega has authored more than 150 papers on the subject in refereed journals.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Planets and Planetary Systems. Origin and Evolution of
Planetary Atmospheres. Spectroscopy and Composition. Vertical Temperature
Structure. Clouds in Planets. Upper and Tenuous Atmospheres. Global
Atmospheric Motions. Atmospheric Dynamics-I: Waves. Atmospheric
Dynamics-II: Instability. Appendix. Bibliography. References. Index.