Towards Understanding the Climate of Venus

1. Introduction
Lennart Bengtsson

2. History of Venus Observations
Roger-Maurice Bonnet, David Grinspoon, Angelo Pio Rossi

3. The Surface and Atmosphere of Venus: Evolution and Present State
David Grinspoon

4. Radiative Energy Balance in the Venus Atmosphere
Dmitrij V. Titov, Giuseppe Piccioni, Pierre Drossart, Wojciech J. Markiewicz

5. Atmospheric Circulation and Dynamics
Sanjay S. Limaye, Miriam Rengel

6. The Dynamics and Circulation of Venus Atmosphere
Peter L. Read

7. Modeling Efforts
Stephen R. Lewis, Jonathan Dawson, Sebastien Lebonnois, Masaru Yamamoto

8. Models of Venus Atmosphere
Sebastien Lebonnois, Christopher Lee, Masaru Yamamoto, Jonathan Dawson, Stephen R. Lewis, Joao Mendonca, Peter Read, Helen F. Parish, Gerald Schubert, Lennart Bengtsson, David Grinspoon, Sanjay S. Limaye, Hauke Schmidt, Håkan Svedhem, Dimitri V. Titov

9. Comparing Earth and Venus
Hauke Schmidt

10. Future Prospects
Håkan Svedhem, David Grinspoon

Nyckelord: Physics, Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences, Planetology, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques