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The Atmospheres of Titan and the Galilean Satellites
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The stability of various atmospheres on Titan and the Galilean satellites are examined relative to escape. One method consists of the comparison of exospheric temperature and a blow-off temperature defined here for the ...
On the Exospheric Temperature of Hydrogen-Dominated Planetary Atmospheres
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: All the planets may have been surrounded originally by atmospheres dominated by hydrogen or one of its compounds. While only the major planets have retained much of their initial atmospheres, the terrestrial planets appear ...
The Evolution of Water Vapor in the Atmosphere of Venus
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The atmosphere of Venus appears to be deficient in water vapor by a factor of about 104 compared with the total amount of water on Earth. The feasibility of loss of water vapor from the Venus atmosphere is examined, assuming ...