This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the
atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
and Neptune. The current theories of their formation are reviewed
and their recently observed temperature, composition and cloud
structures are contrasted and compared with simple thermodynamic,
radiative transfer and dynamical models. The instruments and
techniques that have been used to remotely measure their
atmospheric properties are also reviewed, and the likely
development of outer planet observations over the next two decades
is outlined.
This second edition has been extensively updated following the
Cassini mission results for Jupiter/Saturn and the newest
ground-based measurements for Uranus/Neptune as well as on the
latest development in the theories on planet formation.
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