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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      04 May 2017
      13 April 2017
      ISBN:
      9781139020558
      9780521844123
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139020558
      Dimensions:
      (246 x 189 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.46kg, 592 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Physics and Astronomy, Computational Science and Modelling, History of Astronomy and Cosmology
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    As the search for Earth-like exoplanets gathers pace, in order to understand them, we need comprehensive theories for how planetary atmospheres form and evolve. Written by two well-known planetary scientists, this text explains the physical and chemical principles of atmospheric evolution and planetary atmospheres, in the context of how atmospheric composition and climate determine a planet's habitability. The authors survey our current understanding of the atmospheric evolution and climate on Earth, on other rocky planets within our Solar System, and on planets far beyond. Incorporating a rigorous mathematical treatment, they cover the concepts and equations governing a range of topics, including atmospheric chemistry, thermodynamics, radiative transfer, and atmospheric dynamics, and provide an integrated view of planetary atmospheres and their evolution. This interdisciplinary text is an invaluable one-stop resource for graduate-level students and researchers working across the fields of atmospheric science, geochemistry, planetary science, astrobiology, and astronomy.

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    'New books on the atmospheric sciences keep coming, … The latest addition to the canon by David Catling and James Kasting is particularly noteworthy for its very comprehensive coverage of the subject, in nearly six hundred large pages, and for the eminence of its authors, both well-known and respected in the field. Much of the material covered is standard stuff - radiative transfer, photochemistry, thermodynamics, and so forth - but with a refreshingly clear treatment that will be of value to students, particularly those at the graduate level. The real strength, however, is in the coverage of evolutionary aspects: given the known physics, and the geological record, etc., what can we say about the Earth’s atmosphere in the past, its origins, and how it evolved to what we see today? … This is an excellent account of the current state of the art.'

    F. W. Taylor Source: The Observatory

    'This volume concentrates on the structure, constituents and evolution of planetary atmospheres, which are clearly crucial to the potential for life on those worlds … this book provides a detailed and comprehensive coverage of this fast-developing subject.'

    Source: Room: The Space Journal

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