David C. Catling is a Professor in Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington, studying planetary surfaces, atmospheres, and habitability. He actively participates in the research of NASA's Astrobiology Institute and is the author of Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction (2013). He has taught courses in planetary atmospheres, planetary geology, astrobiology, and global environmental change at undergraduate and graduate levels. He was also an investigator for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, which successfully operated in the arctic of Mars during 2008.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Part I. Principles of Planetary Atmospheres: 1. The structure of planetary atmospheres 2. Energy and radiation in planetary atmospheres 3. Essentials of chemistry of planetary atmospheres 4. Motions in planetary atmospheres 5. Escape of atmospheres to space Part II. Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere: 6. Formation of Earth's atmosphere and oceans 7. Volcanic outgassing and mantle redox evolution 8. Atmospheric and global redox balance 9. The prebiotic and early postbiotic atmosphere 10. The rise of oxygen and ozone in Earth's atmosphere 11. Long-term climate evolution Part III. Atmospheres and Climates on Other Worlds: 12. Mars 13. Evolution of Venus' atmosphere 14. Giant planets and their satellites 15. Exoplanets: habitability and characterization Bibliography Appendix A. One-dimensional climate model Appendix B. Photochemical models Appendix C. Atomic states and term symbols Index.
Preface Part I. Principles of Planetary Atmospheres: 1. The structure of planetary atmospheres 2. Energy and radiation in planetary atmospheres 3. Essentials of chemistry of planetary atmospheres 4. Motions in planetary atmospheres 5. Escape of atmospheres to space Part II. Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere: 6. Formation of Earth's atmosphere and oceans 7. Volcanic outgassing and mantle redox evolution 8. Atmospheric and global redox balance 9. The prebiotic and early postbiotic atmosphere 10. The rise of oxygen and ozone in Earth's atmosphere 11. Long-term climate evolution Part III. Atmospheres and Climates on Other Worlds: 12. Mars 13. Evolution of Venus' atmosphere 14. Giant planets and their satellites 15. Exoplanets: habitability and characterization Bibliography Appendix A. One-dimensional climate model Appendix B. Photochemical models Appendix C. Atomic states and term symbols Index.
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