Alien Skies Planetary Atmospheres from Earth to Exoplanets /

• Main Author: Pont, Frédéric J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Physics.; Planetology.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Geophysics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.

Planetary atmospheres are complex and evolving entities, as mankind is rapidly coming to realise whilst attempting to understand, forecast and mitigate human-induced climate change. In the Solar System, our neighbours Venus and Mars provide striking examples of two endpoints of planetary evolution,...

Table of Contents:

• Earth’s atmosphere: A new look at an old friend
• Venus and Mars
• Titan and life without water
• Gas giant planets: from Jupiter to hot Jupiters
• Exotic worlds
• Back to Earth.