Overview
- Investigates the causes of weather phenomena on our planet and how this relates to the weather (and climate) on other planets that have atmospheres
- Employs non-technical language that will be easily understandable to a non-specialist audience
- Numerous illustrations flesh out the ideas and clearly demonstrate the similarities and differences relating to the weather on different planets, both in the solar system and beyond
Part of the book series: Astronomers' Universe (ASTRONOM)
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About this book
David Stevenson’s new book links the meteorology of the Earth to that of other planets, stars, and clusters of galaxies, showing the similarities and differences between terrestrial weather and that of weather on other worlds. Because Earth is not unique in having weather, there is much to learn from other planets with atmospheres that show the movement of energy from hotter to colder areas. The weather seen on Earth and other known planetary systems are examined to elaborate the connection between climate and the development of life.
The weather on Earth and other Solar System planets is a manifestation of the huge energy budget imparted by our star, the Sun, but weather doesn’t stop at the shores of our Solar System. The author brings together the latest information from satellites and probes, such as Cassini and Hubble, to show its larger place in the astronomical picture. Inferences are drawn about the weather and climate of a large number of other planetary systems that liefar from our own. Additionally, the author expands our understanding of what exactly weather is comprised of by exploring the kind of “weather” experienced on the largest observable scales in the universe.Reviews
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About the author
David lives in Nottingham, UK, with his wife and family.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Exo-Weather Report
Book Subtitle: Exploring Diverse Atmospheric Phenomena Around the Universe
Authors: David S. Stevenson
Series Title: Astronomers' Universe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25679-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25677-1Published: 05 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25679-5Published: 25 August 2016
Series ISSN: 1614-659X
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6651
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 452
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 113 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Climatology, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Planetology