The circumstances that will shape the long-term future of our planet will be constrained by what is physically possible and what is not. This book provides a quantitative view of our civilization over the next 100,000 years, in comparison to the 40-60,000 years it took for modern humans to emerge from Africa, on the basis of contemporary scientific and technological knowledge. The first 5 chapters provide the general scientific background, starting with a brief history of our planet, from its formation 4.5 billion years ago until the present day. The evolution of the Earth's atmosphere and...
The circumstances that will shape the long-term future of our planet will be constrained by what is physically possible and what is not. This book ...
ESA's Venus Express Mission has monitored Venus since April 2006, and scientists worldwide have used mathematical models to investigate its atmosphere and model its circulation. This book summarizes recent work to explore and understand the climate of the planet through a research program under the auspices of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland. Some of the unique elements that are discussed are the anomalies with Venus' surface temperature (the huge greenhouse effect causes the surface to rise to 460 C, without which would plummet as low as -40 C), its...
ESA's Venus Express Mission has monitored Venus since April 2006, and scientists worldwide have used mathematical models to investigate its atmosphere...
This book details recent work to explore and understand the climate of Venus. It offers a historical account of the exploration of the planet as well as gives an up-to-date overview of recent observational results from the ESA Venus Express Mission.
This book details recent work to explore and understand the climate of Venus. It offers a historical account of the exploration of the planet as well ...
This book discusses various fields of Far UV spectroscopy, ranging from a catalog of stellar spectra to detailed modeling and measurements of the interplanetary background. It presents various types of data sets and different techniques for calibration.
This book discusses various fields of Far UV spectroscopy, ranging from a catalog of stellar spectra to detailed modeling and measurements of the inte...
