Giant Planets of Our Solar System Atmospheres, Composition, and Structure /

This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The current theories of their formation are reviewed and their recently observed temperature, composition and cloud structures are contrasted and compared with simp...

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Main Author: Irwin, Patrick G. J. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
Edition:Second Edition.
Series:Springer Praxis Books
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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