TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lammer,Helmut
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres: Implications for Habitability 
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Astronomy,
SN  - 9783642320873
AV  - QB460-466 
U1  - 523.01 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Physics
KW  - Planetology
KW  - Atmospheric sciences
KW  - Astrophysics
KW  - Astrobiology
KW  - Astrophysics and Astroparticles
KW  - Atmospheric Sciences
N1  - 1 Protoatmospheres -- 2 Evolution of the Solar/Stellar Radiation and Plasma Environment -- 3 Escape of Planetary Atmospheres -- 4 Observational Tests of Atmosphere Evolution Hypotheses -- 5 Conclusion. Index
N2  - Based on the author’s own work and results obtained by international teams he coordinated, this SpringerBrief offers a concise discussion of the origin and early evolution of atmospheres of terrestrial planets during the active phase of their host stars, as well as of the environmental conditions which are necessary in order for planets like the Earth to obtain N_2-rich atmospheres. Possible thermal and non-thermal atmospheric escape processes are discussed in a comparative way between the planets in the Solar System and exoplanets. Lastly, a hypothesis for how to test and study the discussed atmosphere evolution theories using future UV transit observations of terrestrial exoplanets within the orbits of dwarf stars is presented
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32087-3
ER  -