Atmospheric Evolution on Inhabited and Lifeless Worlds [texte imprimé] /
David C. Catling, Auteur ;
James F. Kasting, Auteur . -
Cambridge ; New York ; Melbourne (UK ; USA)Â : Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2017 . - 1 vol. (xiv- 592 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-521-84412-3
Sommaire : Preface. - Part I. Principles of Planetary Atmospheres : 1. The structure of planetary atmospheres. - 2. Energy and radiation in planetary atmospheres. - 3. Essentials of chemistry of planetary atmospheres. - 4. Motions in planetary atmospheres. - 5. Escape of atmospheres to space. - Part II. Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere : 6. Formation of Earth's atmosphere and oceans. - 7. Volcanic outgassing and mantle redox evolution. - 8. Atmospheric and global redox balance. - 9. The prebiotic and early postbiotic atmosphere. - 10. The rise of oxygen and ozone in Earth's atmosphere. - 11. Long-term climate evolution. - Part III. Atmospheres and Climates on Other Worlds : 12. Mars . - 13. Evolution of Venus' atmosphere. - 14. Giant planets and their satellites. - 15. Exoplanets : habitability and characterization . - Bibliography. - Appendix A. One-dimensional climate model. - Appendix B. Photochemical models. - Appendix C. Atomic states and term symbols. - Index. - ISBN : 0-521-84412-6 (rel.).- PPN 200700197
Langues : Anglais (
eng)
Atmospheric Evolution on Inhabited and Lifeless Worlds (2017)