Evolution of Earth and its Climate
Birth, Life and Death of Earth
Erschienen am 29. Oktober 2010
596 Seiten
978-0-444-53758-4 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
The book reviews the current physical theory of Earth's global evolution, its origin, structure and composition, the process of Earth's core formation, Earth's energy, and the nature of its tectonomagnetic activity. The book also deals with the origin of the Moon and its influence on our planet's evolution. Based on the integral positions of this theory, the book analyzes the issues of the origin of the hydrosphere and atmosphere, and the conception and evolution of life on Earth. The monograph also reviews the adiabatic theory of the greenhouse effect developed by the authors, and the effects of nitrogen-consuminging bacteria and of periodic changes in the precession angle on its climate. In particular, these effects cause the onset and periodicity of ice ages and a significant climate warming during the periods of supercontinent appearance (like Pangaea in the Mid-Mesozoic).
- Challenges current thinking about climate change on the basis of sound geological data
- Helps the reader make informed decisions about Earth-process related problems
- Challenges the reader to critically analyze both theory and data
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O.G. Sorokhtin | G.V. Chilingarian | N.O. Sorokhtin
Evolution of Earth and its Climate: Volume 10
Birth, Life and Death of Earth
Buch
10/2010
Elsevier
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Evolution of Earth and its Climate: Volume 10
Birth, Life and Death of Earth
Buch
10/2010
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Inhalt
1. Major stages and methodology in the evolution of geological concepts2. Structure and composition of modern Earth3. Origin of Earth, its past and future4. Process of Earth's core separation5. Earth energetics6. Earth's tectonic activity and its nature7. Evolution of the crust-formation processes in Earth's history8. Lithospheric plate tectonics in Early Proterozoic and Phanerozoic9. Continental drift in Earth's geological history10. Major patterns of economic deposit concentration within Earth's crust11. Hydrosphere: the patterns of its origin and evolution12. Atmosphere: origin and physicochemical aspects of evolution13. Adiabatic theory of the greenhouse effect14. Evolution of Earth's global climate15. Origin and major stages of life evolution on Earth
