Exoplanet Atmospheres: Physical Processes

by Sara Seager and Sara Seager

Over the past twenty years, astronomers have identified hundreds of extrasolar planets--planets orbiting stars other than the sun. Recent research in this burgeoning field has made it possible to observe and measure the atmospheres of these exoplanets. This is the first textbook to describe the basic physical processes--including radiative transfer, molecular absorption, and chemical processes--common to all planetary atmospheres, as well as the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691146454
• ISBN13: 9780691146454
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"