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Title:
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An introduction to planetary atmospheres
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Authors:
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Agustin Sanchez-Lavega, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : Taylor & Francis, 2011
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-1-4200-6732-3
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Format:
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xlii, 587 p. / ill. / 25 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 573-575) and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QB603.A85
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Subjects:
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Planets--Atmospheres
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Description:
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The book presents current knowledge on atmospheres and the fundamental mechanisms operating on them It offers a unified scheme of the chemical and physical processes occuring in atmospheres and extends the theoretical foundations of an atmospheric topic to all planets and satellites within an atmosphere.
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Contents note:
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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. Methods to study planetary atmospheres.
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Format :
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In print
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