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Dynamics and clouds in planetary atmospheres from telescopic observations

Sánchez-Lavega, Agustín; Irwin, Patrick; García Muñoz, Antonio

This review presents an insight into our current knowledge of the atmospheres of the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the satellite Titan, and those of exoplanets. It deals with the thermal structure, aerosol properties (hazes and clouds, dust in the case of Mars), chemical composition, global winds, and selected dynamical…