The Blue Planet: Study Guide
Introduction to Earth System Science
2nd Edition
Published on 6. May 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
193 pages
978-0-471-32613-7 (ISBN)
Description
The image of the Earth on the front cover was acquired from the GOES-8 Imager by the Laboratory for Atmosphere at NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. It was taken on September 2, 1994, using two channels for the Imager to produce a "natural color" effect. The photos shown here on the back cover illustrate the four spheres of the Earth system - the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere - together with changes being produced by human activities.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-32613-7 (9780471326137)
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Previous edition
Brian J. Skinner | Stephen C. Porter
The Blue Planet: Study Guide
Introduction to Earth System Science
Book
12/1994
Wiley
€33.37
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Content
THE EARTH IN SPACE. The Earth System. Fellow Travelers in Space: Earth's Nearest Neighbors. The Sun, Giver of Life. THE EARTH BENEATH OUR FEET. Plate Tectonics. Earthquakes and the Earth's Interior. Minerals and Rocks. The Heat Within: Magmas and Volcanoes. The Earth's Evolving Crust. THE EARTH'S BLANKET OF WATER AND ICE. Water on the Land. The World of Snow and Ice. The World Ocean. THE EARTH'S GASEOUS ENVELOPE. Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere. Winds, Weather, and Deserts. The Earth's Changing Climate. A Planetary Perspective on Life. Geochemistry and Life. Biological Evolution and the History of the Biosphere. LIVING ON THE EARTH. Resources from the Earth. The Changing Face of the Land. Global Change: A Planet Under Stress. Appendices. Glossary. Credits. Index.