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OverviewPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 130. Atmospheres are crucial components of our universe. They are the only observable regions of stars and giant planets, both within and beyond our solar system. Some terrestrial-size bodies (Venus, Earth, Mars, Titan and Triton) have permanent atmospheres while others (e.g., Mercury, Moon, Io, and Europa) have tenuous gaseous envelopes that change daily. Comets are tiny bodies by planetary yardsticks, but their atmospheres can be the largest visible objects in the night sky. Atmospheric science strives to understand how such a diverse set of atmospheres form, evolve, and disappear. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Mendillo , Andrew Nagy , J. H. Waite, Jr. , J H WaitePublisher: American Geophysical Union Imprint: American Geophysical Union Edition: illustrated edition Volume: 130 Dimensions: Width: 21.70cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 27.70cm Weight: 1.198kg ISBN: 9780875909899ISBN 10: 0875909892 Pages: 388 Publication Date: 21 January 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsPreface Michael Mendillo, Andrew Nagy, and J. H. Waite ix Introduction Michael Mendillo, Andrew Nagy, and J. H. Waite 1 I. Overviews 1 Aeronomic Systems on Planets, Moons, and Comets Darrell E. Strobel 7 2 Solar System Upper Atmospheres: Photochemistry, Energetics, and Dynamics G. Randall Gladstone, Roger V. Yelle, and J. Majeed 23 3 Solar System Ionospheres Andrew F. Nagy and Thomas E. Cravens 39 4 Auroral Processes in the Solar System Marina Galand and Supriya Chakrabarti 55 5 Airglow Processes in Planetary Atmospheres T. G. Slanger and B. C. Wolven 77 II. Interactions Between Planetary and Small Body Atmospheres with the Surrounding Plasma Medium 1 Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling at Earth, Jupiter, and Beyond B. H. Mauk, B. J. Anderson, and R. M. Thome 97 2 Comparison of Auroral Processes: Earth and Jupiter J. H. Waite and Dirk Lummerzheim 115 3 Numerical Techniques Associated with Simulations of the Solar Wind Interactions with Non-Magnetized Bodies Stephen H. Brecht 141 4 Plasma Flow Past Cometary and Planetary Satellite Atmospheres Michael R. Combi, Tamas I. Gombosi, and Konstantin Kabin 151 III. Chemistry, Energetics and Dynamics 1 Wave Coupling in Terrestrial Planetary Atmospheres Jeffrey M. Forbes 171 2 Exospheres and Planetary Escape Donald M. Hunten 191 3 Surface Boundary Layer Atmospheres R. £ Johnson 203 4 Solar Ultraviolet Variability Over Time Periods of Aeronomic Interest Thomas N. Woods and Gary J. Rottman 221 5 Meteoric Material?An Important Component of Planetary Atmospheres Joseph M. Grebowsky, Julianne I. Moses, and W. Dean Pesnell 235 6 Current Laboratory Experiments for Planetary Aeronomy David L. Huestis 245 IV. Models of Aeronomic Systems 1 Simulations of the Upper Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets Stephen W. Bougher, Raymond G. Roble, and Timothy Fuller-Rowel I. 261 2 Thermospheric General Circulation Models for the Giant Planets: The Jupiter Case GH. Millward, S. Miller, A.D. Aylward, I. C. F Muller-Wodarg, and N. Achilleos 289 3 Ionospheric Models for Earth R. W Schunk 299 4 The Application of General Circulation Models to the Atmospheres of Terrestrial-Type Moons of the Giant Planets I. C. F Muller-Wodarg 307 5 The Extreme Ultraviolet Airglow of N2 Atmospheres Michael H. Stevens 319 V. Observational Applications 1 The Application of Terrestrial Aeronomy Groundbased Instruments to Planetary Studies Michael Mendillo, Fred Roesler, Chester Gardner, and Michael Sulzer 329 2 Ultraviolet Remote Sensing Techniques for Planetary Aeronomy John T. Clarke and Larry Paxton 339 3 Mass Spectrometry for Planetary Science David T. Young 353 VI. Atmospheres of Other Worlds 1 A Possible Aeronomy of Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets W. A. Traub and K. W Jucks 369 2 Can Conditions for Life be Inferred From Optical Emissions of Extra-Solar-System Planets? Harald U. Frey and Dirk Lummerzheim 381ReviewsAuthor InformationMichael Mendillo and Andrew Nagy are the authors of Atmospheres in the Solar System: Comparative Aeronomy, published by Wiley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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