Planetary atmospheres

Meteorological applications

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Fredric W. Taylor¹ 

[1] Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford

关键词: planetary atmospheres;    Mars;    Uranus;   

DOI  :  10.1002/met.212

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Planetary meteorologists seek to understand the origin and evolution of the family of planets that orbit the Sun, to investigate the stability of their atmospheres and to compare the surface environment and climate with the Earth. The radiative, dynamical and chemical processes in Earth's atmosphere all have analogues on the other planets: by studying all of them, we learn more than by studying the Earth as an isolated example. Space missions to the planets are now sufficiently numerous and sophisticated, and computer models sufficiently versatile, to make such studies meaningful. This article reviews the current state of knowledge.

【 授权许可】

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