UID:
almahu_9948026627302882
Umfang:
1 online resource (x, 470 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
0-08-092426-3
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1-282-28999-3
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9786612289996
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0-08-095464-2
Serie:
International geophysics series ; v. 33
Inhalt:
Planets and their atmospheres : origin and evolution
Anmerkung:
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
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Chapter 3. Evolutionary Processes; 3.1. 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 PROSPECTS; References; Index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-322-25763-9
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-12-446580-3
Sprache:
Englisch
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