Current Outline
(Where available, chapter titles are linked to an outline of the chapter)
| Foreword | Bill Nye |
Part I: Foundations |
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| 1. Climate Physics 101: The Earth | Jim Hansen |
| 2. Venus: Atmosphere and Climate Overview | Mark Bullock |
| 3. Mars: Atmosphere and Climate Overview | Scot Rafkin |
| 4. Titan: Overview of a Terrestrial World | Caitlin Griffith |
| 5. Exoplanet Climates | Shawn Domagal-Goldman and Antigona Segura |
| 6. The Origin of Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres | Kevin Zahnle |
Part II: The Greenhouse Effect and Atmospheric Dynamics |
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| 7. The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Feedbacks | Curt Covey |
| 8. Planetary Atmospheres as Heat Engines | Gerald Schubert |
| 9. Earth General Circulation Models | Tim Dowling |
| 10. Global Climate Models of the Terrestrial Planets | Francois Forget and Sebastien Lebonnois |
| 11. Chemistry of the Atmospheres of Mars, Venus, and Titan | Vladimir Krasnopolsky |
| 12. Atmospheric Circulation of Terrestrial Exoplanets | Adam Showman |
Part III: Clouds, Hazes, and Precipitation |
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| 13. The Role of Clouds and Hazes in Planetary Climate | Larry Esposito |
| 13a. Mesospheric Clouds on Mars and Earth | Anni Määttänen |
| 14. The Effects of Aerosols on Atmospheric Dynamics | Nilton Renno |
| 15. Landform Evolution Due to Precipitation | Zibi Turtle |
| 16. Clouds and Hazes on Planets Around Other Stars | Mark Marley |
Part IV: Surface-Atmosphere Interactions |
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| 17. Chemical Cycles in the Earth’s Climate System | Colin Goldblatt |
| 18. The Effects of Impacts on Terrestrial Planet Climate | Teresa Segura |
| 19. Comparative Sedimentology and Stratigraphic Record on Earth, Mars, Titan, and Venus | John Grotzinger |
| 20. Mantle Convection and Outgassing on Terrestrial Planets | Adrian Lenardic |
| 21. Planetary Magnetic Fields and Climate Evolution | Dave Brain |
Part V: Solar Influences on Planetary Climate |
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| 22. Orbital Effects on the Climates of Terrestrial Planets | Aaron Zent |
| 23. Early Evolution of Luminosity of Main-Sequence Stars | TBD |
| 24. Solar Total and Spectral Variability and Its Impacts on Earth Climate | Jerry Harder |
| 25. Atmospheric Loss from Terrestrial Planets | Feng Tian |
| 26. Planetary Climate and the Search for Life | David Des Marais |
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