Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Michael Mendillo ,  Andrew Nagy ,  J. H. Waite, Jr. ,  J H Waite
Publisher:   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:  

9780875909899

ISBN 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 Contents

Preface 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 381

Reviews

Author Information

Michael Mendillo and Andrew Nagy are the authors of Atmospheres in the Solar System: Comparative Aeronomy, published by Wiley.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions