Front cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; List of Tables; List of Symbols; Chapter 1: Introduction to Planets and Planetary Systems; Chapter 2: Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres; Chapter 3: Spectroscopy and Composition; Chapter 4: Vertical Temperature Structure; Chapter 5: Clouds in Planets; Chapter 6: Upper and Tenuous Atmospheres; Chapter 7: Global Atmospheric Motions; Chapter 8: Atmospheric Dynamics-I: Waves; Chapter 9: Atmospheric Dynamics-II: Instability; Appendix: Methods to StudyPlanetary Atmospheres; Bibliography; Back cover
Summary
Introduction to Planets and Planetary SystemsPlanetary SystemsOrbital MotionGravitational Field and the Shape of Planets and Major SatellitesPrimary Energy Sources on PlanetsInternal Structure of Planets and SatellitesThe Magnetic FieldPlanetodiversityOrigin and Evolution of Planetary AtmospheresOrigin of the Solar SystemThermal Evolution of the PlanetsOrigin of Planetary AtmospheresAtmospheric Evolution ProcessesVariability of the Earth's AtmosphereObserved Atmospheric Changes in Other PlanetsSpectroscopy and CompositionAtmospheric Composition: FundamentalsPlanetary Spectrum: The ContinuumAto
