Planets and their atmospheres : origin and evolution /
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 t...
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| Language: | English |
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Orlando :
Academic Press,
1984.
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| Series: | International geophysics series ;
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Planets and Their Atmospheres: Origin and Evolution; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1. ON MODELING COMPLEX PROCESSES; 1.2. INTERPLAY WITH OTHER AREAS OF INVESTIGATION; 1.3. CONDENSATION AND ACCRETION; Chapter 2. Retention of Volatiles by Planets; 2.1. SOLAR-COMPOSITION PROTOPLANETS; 2.2. SOLAR GAS CAPTURE ON GRAVITATING BODIES; 2.3. COMPOSITIONS OF CHONDRITIC METEORITES; 2.4. CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE PLANETS; 2.5. ORDINARY CHONDRITE PARENTAGE; 2.6. MULTICOMPONENT AND NONHOMOCENEOUS MODELS; 2.7. EQUILIBRIUM CONDENSATION
- Chapter 3. Evolutionary Processes3.1. HYDROGEN-LOSS EVOLUTION OF SOLAR PRIMORDIAL ATMOSPHERES; 3.2. ACCRETION, THERMAL HISTORY, AND OUTGASSING; 3.3. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; 3.4. CLOUD PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY; 3.5. DISSOLUTION, PHOTOCONDENSATION, AND REACTIONS WITH PLANETARY SURFACES; 3.6. BIOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; 3.7. ATMOSPHERIC ESCAPE; Chapter 4. The Atmospheres of the Planets; 4.1. MERCURY; 4.2. VENUS; 4.3. EARTH; 4.4. MARS; 4.5. THE JOVIAN PLANETS; 4.6. LUNAR-SIZED OBJECTS; 4.7. THE ASTEROIDS; Chapter 5. Conclusions; 5.1. ASSESSMENT OF COMPETING MODELS; 5.2. DECISIVE MEASUREMENTS
- 5.3. PRESENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTSReferences; Index