Planetary Aeronomy

Atmosphere Environments in Planetary Systems
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-3-642-05990-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 335 g

Reihe: Physics of Earth and Space Environments

Planetary Aeronomy is a modern and concise introduction to the underlying physical and chemical processes that govern the formation and evolution of the upper atmospheres of planets. The general approach employed permits consideration of the growing number of extrasolar planets, the detailed observation of which will become possible over the next decades. The book explains the physics behind many atmospheric processes, which are relevant for the evolution of planetary atmospheres and their water inventories, and also contains useful scaling laws and analytical expressions that can be applied to any planet. Readers thus gain insight into the evolution of terrestrial planets and their long-time habitability, atmospheric stability, etc. This volume can be used both as graduate textbook for students wishing to specialize in the field as well as succinct compendium for researchers in the field.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lammer, Helmut

Bauer, Siegfried

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geophysik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Aeronomie, Ionosphäre, Magnetosphäre
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Umweltphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Radiation and Particle Environments from Stellar and Cosmic Sources.- II Neutral Atmospheres.- III Thermal Structure of Upper Atmospheres.- IV Chemical Processes.- V The Ionosphere as a Plasma.- VI Plasma Escape.- VII Evolutionary Processes of Planetary Atmospheres.- VIII Appendix.- References.- List of Symbols.