Lewis / Prinn / Donn Planets and Their Atmospheres

Origins and Evolution
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-08-092426-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 33, 470 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: International Geophysics

This work is addressed to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in astronomy, geology, chemistry, meteorology, and the planetary sciences as well as to researchers with pertinent areas of specialization who desire an introduction to the literature across the broad interdisciplinary range of this important topic. Extensive references to the pre-spacecraft literature will be particularly useful to readers interested in the historical development of the field during this century.

John S. Lewis is Professor of Planetary Sciences and Co-Director of the Space Engineering Research Center of the University of Arizona, has concentrated in recent years on the material and energy resources of nearby space and on the hazards and opportunities presented to mankind by the Near-Earth Asteroids. He is a former Professor of Planetary Sciences and Chemistry at MIT and a Visiting Professor at Cal Tech. He has served as Chairman of a number of international conferences on space science and space development. His contributions to planetary science include the first prediction of coloring matter in the atmosphere of Jupiter. He is also the author of several popular science books, including Rain of Iron and Ice, a popular account of the impact hazard, and Mining the Sky, a survey of resource opportunities in space and their relevance to economic, resource, and environmental issues on Earth. He is also the editor of a 1000-page technical volume, Resources of Near-Earth Space. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of American Rocket Company, and is presently an advisor to the Space Development Corporation's Near-Earth Asteroid Prospector (NEAP) mission.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lewis, John S.

Prinn, Ronald G.

Donn, William L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Planets and their Atmospheres: Origin and Evolution;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface;10
6;Chapter 1. Introduction;12
6.1;1.1. ON MODELING COMPLEX PROCESSES;14
6.2;1.2. INTERPLAY WITH OTHER AREAS OF INVESTIGATION;17
6.3;1.3. CONDENSATION AND ACCRETION;19
7;Chapter 2. Retention of Volatiles by Planets;28
7.1;2.1. SOLAR-COMPOSITION PROTOPLANETS;30
7.2;2.3. COMPOSITIONS OF CHONDRITIC METEORITES;49
7.3;2.4. CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE PLANETS;61
7.4;2.5. ORDINARY CHONDRITE PARENTAGE;62
7.5;2.6. MULTICOMPONENT AND NONHOMOGENEOUS MODELS;65
7.6;2.7. EQUILIBRIUM CONDENSATION;69
8;Chapter 3. Evolutionary Processes;80
8.1;3.1. HYDROGEN-LOSS EVOLUTION OF SOLAR PRIMORDIAL ATMOSPHERES;81
8.2;3.2. ACCRETION, THERMAL HISTORY, AND OUTGASSING;85
8.3;3.3. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;96
8.4;3.4. CLOUD PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY;103
8.5;3.5. DISSOLUTION, PHOTOCONDENSATION, AND REACTIONS WITH PLANETARY SURFACES;110
8.6;3.6. BIOCHEMiCAL TRANSFORMATIONS;116
8.7;3.7. ATMOSPHERIC ESCAPE;118
9;Chapter 4. The Atmospheres of the Planets;130
9.1;4.1. MERCURY;131
9.2;4.2. VENUS;139
9.3;4.3. EARTH;209
9.4;4.4. MARS;275
9.5;4.5. THE JOVIAN PLANETS;332
9.6;4.6. LUNAR-SIZED OBJECTS;353
9.7;4.7. THE ASTEROIDS;380
10;Chapter 5. Conclusions;394
10.1;5.1. ASSESSMENT OF COMPETING MODELS;394
10.2;5.2. DECISIVE MEASUREMENTS;396
10.3;5.3. PRESENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS;399
11;References;404
12;Index;472