Atmospheres and climates of telluric planets of the solar system (and a bit of giant planets and exoplanets)

This short introductory course deals with atmospheres and climates of telluric planets of the solar system. We explore the basic principles governing key properties of planetary atmospheres, which are subsequently applied to the telluric planets of the solar system. Those principles are sometimes generic enough to mention applications to giant planets and extrasolar planets. Our point of view is to retain both the simplest and the most insightful formalism to provide an overview of planetary atmospheres' radiative processes, vertical structure and atmospheric dynamics. It is an overview that must read as an encouragement for any interested reader to delve into more detailed references for further information. 1-3 Let us start by simply highlighting the large diversity in planetary atmospheric environments by considering our closest neighbors.