Giant Planets of Our Solar System Atmospheres, Composition, and Stru
This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The current theories of their formation are reviewed and their recently observed temperature, composition and cloud str
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Atmospheres, Composition, and Structure (Second Edition)
Patrick G. J. Irwin
Giant Planets of Our Solar System Atmospheres, Composition, and Structure (Second Edition)
Published in association with
Praxis Publishing Chichester, UK
Dr Patrick G. J. Irwin Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics Clarendon Laboratory Oxford UK
SPRINGER±PRAXIS BOOKS IN ASTRONOMY AND PLANETARY SCIENCES SUBJECT ADVISORY EDITORS: Philippe Blondel, C.Geol., F.G.S., Ph.D., M.Sc., Senior Scientist, Department of Physics, University of Bath, UK; John Mason, M.Sc., B.Sc., Ph.D.
ISBN 978-3-540-85157-8 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Springer is part of Springer-Science + Business Media (springer.com) Library of Congress Control Number: 2008940285 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. # Praxis Publishing Ltd, Chichester, UK Second edition published 2009 Abridged paperback edition published 2006 First edition published 2003 Printed in Germany The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a speci®c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Jim Wilkie Project management: OPS Ltd, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK Printed on acid-free paper
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