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" Theory of planetary atmospheres : "
Joseph W. Chamberlain ; in collaboration with Donald M. Hunten.
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BL
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652357
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| Main Entry
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Chamberlain, Joseph W., (Joseph Wyan),1928-2004.
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Theory of planetary atmospheres : : an introduction to their physics and chemistry /\ Joseph W. Chamberlain ; in collaboration with Donald M. Hunten.
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2nd ed.
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Orlando :: Academic Press,, 1987.
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International geophysics series ;; v. 36
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xiv, 481 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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0121672514 (alk. paper)
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: 9780121672515 (alk. paper)
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: 0121672522
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: 9780121672522
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Includes bibliographies and indexes.
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| Contents
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Vertical structure of an atmosphere -- Hydrodynamics of atmospheres -- Chemistry and dynamics of Earth's stratosphere -- Planetary astronomy -- Ionspheres -- Airglows, auroras, and aeronomy -- Stability of planetary atmospheres -- Appendix I. A table of physical constants -- Appendix II. Planetary characteristics -- Appendix III. A model of Earth's atmosphere -- Appendix IV. Planetary spacecraft missions -- Appendix V. Supplementary reading -- Appendix VI. The Planck function -- Appendix VII. Diffusion coefficients -- Appendix VIII. Ortho and Para hydrogen -- Appendix IX. Partition functions for a spherical exosphere.
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Planets-- Atmospheres.
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QB603.A85C48 1987
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Hunten, Donald M.
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