Electrifying Atmospheres : Charging, Ionisation and Lightning in the Solar System and Beyond

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 2013

Abstract/Sommario: Preface -- 1. Introduction and Scope -- 2. Fair-Weather Atmospheric Electrification on Earth -- 3. Venus -- 4. Mars -- 5. Jupiter and Saturn -- 6. Titan -- 7. Uranus and Neptune -- 8. Triton and Pluto -- 9. Exoplanetary Atmospheric Electricity -- 10. Conclusions. - Electrical processes take place in all planetary atmospheres. There is evidence for lightning on Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is possible on Mars and Titan, and cosmic rays ionise every atmosphere, leading ...; [leggi tutto] Preface -- 1. Introduction and Scope -- 2. Fair-Weather Atmospheric Electrification on Earth -- 3. Venus -- 4. Mars -- 5. Jupiter and Saturn -- 6. Titan -- 7. Uranus and Neptune -- 8. Triton and Pluto -- 9. Exoplanetary Atmospheric Electricity -- 10. Conclusions. - Electrical processes take place in all planetary atmospheres. There is evidence for lightning on Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is possible on Mars and Titan, and cosmic rays ionise every atmosphere, leading to charged droplets and particles. Controversy surrounds the role of atmospheric electricity in physical climate processes on Earth; here, a comparative approach is employed to review the role of electrification in the atmospheres of other planets and their moons. This book reviews the theory, and, where available, measurements, of planetary atmospheric electricity, taken to include ion production and ion-aerosol interactions. The conditions necessary for a global atmospheric electric circuit similar to Earth’s, and the likelihood of meeting these conditions in other planetary atmospheres, are briefly discussed. Atmospheric electrification is more important at planets receiving little solar radiation, increasing the relative significance of electrical forces. Nucleation onto atmospheric ions has been predicted to affect the evolution and lifetime of haze layers on Titan, Neptune and Triton. For planets closer to Earth, heating from solar radiation dominates atmospheric circulations. Mars may have a global circuit analogous to the terrestrial model, but based on electrical discharges from dust storms, and Titan may have a similar global circuit, based on transfer of charged raindrops. There is an increasing need for direct measurements of planetary atmospheric electrification, in particular on Mars, to assess the risk for future unmanned and manned missions. Theoretical understanding could be increased by cross-disciplinary work to modify and update models and parameterisations initially developed for a specific atmosphere, to make them more broadly applicable to other planetary atmospheres. The possibility of electrical processes in the atmospheres of exoplanets is also discussed [comprimi]

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Descrizione	Electrifying Atmospheres : Charging, Ionisation and Lightning in the Solar System and Beyond / by Karen L. Aplin. - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 2013. - X, 57 p. 12 ill., 4 ill. in color ; digital. - (SpringerBriefs in Astronomy)
Specifiche	[Supporto spec. Risorsa elettr.] Risorsa remota
Note	Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9789400766327
Collezione	[Fa parte di] SpringerBriefs in Astronomy [Vai al dettaglio]
Autori	Aplin, Karen L. - [Responsabilità principale] SpringerLink (Online service) - [Responsabilità secondaria]
Soggetto	Astronomy Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Atmospheric Sciences Geophysics and Environmental Physics Physics PLANETOLOGY
Classificazione	520 - Astronomia e scienze connesse
Lingua	Inglese
Numeri	ISBN: 978-94-007-6633-4 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6633-4 N. catalogo straniero: QB1-991 (Library of Congress Call Number) N. catalogo straniero: QB460-466 (Library of Congress Call Number) N. catalogo straniero: QB980-991 (Library of Congress Call Number)
ID scheda	130402
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