Giant planets of our solar system : atmospheres, composition, and structure /

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Author / Creator:	Irwin, Patrick, 1966-
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Berlin ; London : Springer, c2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xxvii, 403 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and planetary sciences Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and planetary sciences.
Subject:	Planets -- Atmospheres. Planets -- Composition. Planets -- Atmospheres. Jupiter (Planet) Saturn (Planet) Uranus (Planet) Neptune (Planet) Jupiter (Planet) Neptune (Planet) Saturn (Planet) Uranus (Planet)
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8889078

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ISBN:	9783540851585 3540851585 9786612068645 6612068647 3540851577 9783540851578
Notes:	Previous ed.: Berlin; London: Springer/Praxis, 2003. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Reviews the state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. This work reviews the theories of their formation and contrasts their observed temperature, composition and cloud structures and compares with simple thermodynamic, radiative transfer and dynamical models.
Other form:	Print version: Irwin, Patrick, 1966- Giant planets of our solar system. 2nd ed. Berlin ; London : Springer, c2009 9783540851578 3540851577

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