Planetary Atmospheres 2: Radiative Transfer, Composition, and Clouds

Authors
Dr.
Sebastien Lebonnois
Date and time
8 Nov 2016 - 08:15 Europe/London
Address

Aula

Talk language
English
Slides language
English
Serie number
6
Description

Series: XXVIII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics: Solar System Exploration

Topic: Planetary Atmospheres.

Lecture 2: Radiative transfer, composition, and clouds. 

In his second lecture Dr. Lebonnois talks about the processes that take place in the atmosphere of the planets, explaining the energy balance between the different layers, and the interaction with the surface. The generation of spectral lines and bands, the creation of clouds, and the characteristics of temperature profiles are also described with detail.