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This concise, sophisticated introduction to planetary climates explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite--from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan. Although the climates of other worlds are extremely diverse, the chemical and physical processes that shape their dynamics are the same. As this book makes clear, the better we can understand how various planetary climates formed and evolved, the better we can understand Earth's climate history and future.

Planetary meteorology --- Climatology --- Planetary meteorology. --- Climatology. --- 551.5 --- Meteorology --- 551.58 Climatology --- 551.5 Meteorology --- Planets --- Climate --- Climate science --- Science of climate --- 551.58 --- Climate sciences --- Atmospheric science --- Earth. --- Great Dark Spot. --- Great Red Spot. --- Hadley cell. --- Jupiter. --- Mars. --- Mercury. --- Neptune. --- Saturn. --- Titan. --- Uranus. --- Venus. --- ancient rivers. --- anti-greenhouse effect. --- atmosphere. --- atmospheric chemistry. --- bulk composition. --- carbon dioxide. --- chaos. --- climate change. --- climate evolution. --- climate. --- clouds. --- condensation. --- convection. --- dust storms. --- eddies. --- energy transfer. --- evaporation. --- exoplanets. --- extrasolar planets. --- extraterrestrial life. --- geostrophic balance. --- giant planets. --- giant storms. --- greenhouse effect. --- greenhouse warming. --- higher hydrocarbons. --- hot air ballooning. --- hydrologic cycle. --- instability. --- lakes. --- lightning. --- methane. --- momentum transfer. --- moon. --- oceans. --- planetary climate. --- planetary rotation. --- planetary satellite. --- planets. --- radial velocity method. --- radiation. --- rotating fluids. --- rotation. --- runaway greenhouse. --- seasonal cycles. --- solar composition. --- solar system. --- superrotation. --- temperature. --- terraforming. --- volatile gases. --- water. --- weather forecasting. --- weather. --- winds. --- zonal jets. --- Atmospheres.