
Earth Environments: Past, Present and Future
Past, Present and Future
Wiley-Blackwell (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 8. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
1056 pages
978-1-119-41325-7 (ISBN)
Description
Comprehensive coverage of the whole Earth system throughout its entire existence and beyond
Complete with a new introduction by the authors, this updated edition helps provide an understanding of the past, present, and future processes that occur on and in our Earth--the fascinating, yet potentially lethal, set of atmospheric, surface, and internal processes that interact to produce our living environment. It introduces students to our planet's four key interdependent systems: the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, focusing on their key components, the interactions between them, and environmental change. The book also uses geological case studies throughout, in addition to the modern processes.
Topics covered in the Second Edition of Earth Environments: Past, Present and Future include: an Earth systems model; components systems and processes; atmospheric systems; oceanography; surface and internal geological systems; biogeography; and aspects of Earth's record. The book also discusses the impact of climate and environmental change in a final chapter that draws together Earth's systems and their evolution, and looks ahead to potential future changes in Earth's environments.
* Updated to include all the major developments since 2008
* Features research boxes containing summaries based on recent key journal articles
* Includes a companion web site containing multiple choice revision quizzes for students, PowerPoint slides for lecturers, useful links, and more
* Presents further reading for each topic so that students can build their knowledge base to underpin their own undergraduate research project/dissertation
* Offers additional case studies in each chapter for enhanced reader understanding
Earth Environments: Past, Present and Future is an excellent text for undergraduates in geosciences, environmental science, physical geography, natural hazards, and ecology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
2100 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-41325-7 (9781119413257)
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Persons
David Huddart, PhD, is Emeritus Professor and former Associate Dean of Research and Knowledge Transfer at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
Tim Stott, PhD, is a Professor of Physical Geography and Outdoor Education at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
Content
Introduction
Section I Introduction to Earth Systems
1 Introduction to Earth Systems
1.1 Introduction to Earth's Formation
1.2 Introduction to Earth Spheres
1.3 Scales in Space and Time
1.4 Systems and Feedback
1.5 Open and Closed Flow Systems
1.6 Equilibrium in Systems
1.7 Time Cycles in Systems
Section II Atmospheric and Ocean Systems
2 Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere
2.1 Structure of the Atmosphere
2.2 Composition of the Atmosphere
3 Energy in the Atmosphere and the Earth Heat Budget
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Solar Radiation
4 Moisture in the Atmosphere
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Global Hydrological Cycle
4.3 Air Stability and Instability
4.4 Clouds
4.5 Precipitation
5 Atmospheric Motion
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Atmospheric Pressure
5.3 Winds and Pressure Gradients
5.4 The Global Pattern of Atmospheric Circulation
6 Weather Systems
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Macroscale Synoptic Systems
6.3 Meso-Scale: Local Winds
6.4 Microclimates
6.5 Weather Observation and Forecasting
7 World Climates
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Classification of Climate
8 Ocean Structure and Circulation Patterns
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Physical Structure of the Oceans
8.3 Temperature Structure of the Oceans
8.4 Ocean Circulation
8.5 Sea-Level Change
9 Atmospheric Evolution
9.1 Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere
10 Principles of Climate Change
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Evidence for Climate Change
10.3 Causes of Climate Change
Section III Endogenic Geological Systems
11 Earth Materials: Mineralogy, Rocks and the Rock Cycle
11. What Is a Mineral?
11.2 Rocks and the Rock Cycle
11.3 Vulcanicity and Igneous Rocks
11.4 Sedimentary Rocks, Fossils and Sedimentary Structures
11.5 Metamorphic Rocks
12 The Internal Structure of the Earth
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Evidence of Earth's Composition from Drilling
12.3 Evidence of Earth's Composition from Volcanoes
12.4 Evidence of Earth's Composition from Meteorites
12.5 Using Earthquake Seismic Waves As Earth Probes
13 Plate Tectonics and Volcanism: Processes, Products and Landforms
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Global Tectonics: How Plates, Basins and Mountains Are Created
13.3 Volcanic Processes and the Global Tectonic Model
13.4 Magma Eruption
13.5 Explosive Volcanism
13.6 Petrographic Features of Volcaniclastic Sediments
13.7 Transport and Deposition of Pyroclastic Materials
13.8 The Relationship Between Volcanic Processes and the Earth's Atmosphere and Climate
13.10 Plate Tectonics, Uniformitarianism and Earth History
14 Geotectonics: Processes, Structures and Landforms
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Tectonic Structures
14.3 Tectonic Structures As Lines of Weakness in Landscape Evolution
Section IV Exogenic Geological Systems
15 Weathering Processes and Products
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Physical or Mechanical Weathering
15.3 Chemical Weathering
15.4 Measuring Weathering Rates
15.5 Weathering Landforms
16 Slope Processes and Morphology
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Slopes: Mass Movement
16.3 Hillslope Hydrology and Slope Processes
16.4 Slope Morphology and Its Evolution
17 Fluvial Processes and Landform-Sediment Assemblages
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Loose Boundary Hydraulics
17.3 The Energy of a River and Its Ability to Do Work
17.4 Transport of the Sediment Load
17.5 Types of Sediment Load
17.6 River Hydrology
17.7 The Drainage Basin
17.8 Drainage Patterns and Their Interpretation
17.9 Fluvial Channel Geomorphology
18 Carbonate Sedimentary Environments and Karst Processes and Landforms
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Carbonate Sedimentary Environments and Carbonate Rock Characteristics
18.3 Evaporites
18.4 Carbonate Facies Models
18.5 Karst Processes
19 Coastal Processes, Landforms and Sediments
19.1 Introduction to the Coastal Zone
19.2 Sea Waves, Tides and Tsunamis
19.3 Tides
19.4 Tsunamis
19.5 Coastal Landsystems
19.6 Distribution of Coastal Landsystems
19.7 The Impact of Climatic Change on Coastal Landsystems: What Lies in the Future?
20 Glacial Processes and Landsystems
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Mass Balance and Glacier Formation
20.3 Mass Balance and Glacier Flow
20.4 Surging Glaciers
20.5 Processes of Glacial Erosion and Deposition
20.6 Glacial Landsystems
21 Periglacial Processes and Landform-Sediment Assemblages
21.1 Introduction to the Term 'Periglacial'
21.2 Permafrost
21.3 Periglacial Processes and Landforms
21.4 Frost Heaving and Frost Thrusting
21.5 Landforms Associated With Frost Sorting
21.6 Needle Ice Development
21.8 Growth of Ground Ice and Its Decay, and the Development of Pingos, Thufurs and Palsas
21.9 Processes Associated With Snowbanks (Nivation Processes)
21.10 Cryoplanation or Altiplanation Processes and Their Resultant Landforms
21.11 The Development of Tors
21.12 Slope Processes Associated With the Short Summer Melt Season
21.13 Cambering and Associated Structures
21.14 Wind Action in a Periglacial Climate
21.15 Fluvial Processes in a Periglacial Environment
21.16 Alluvial Fans in a Periglacial Region
21.17 An Overview of the Importance of Periglacial Processes in Shaping the Landscape of Upland Britain
21.18 The Periglaciation of Lowland Britain
22 Aeolian (Wind) Processes and Landform-Sediment Assemblages
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Current Controls on Wind Systems
22.3 Sediment Entrainment and Processes of Sand Movement
22.4 Processes of Wind Transport
22.5 Aeolian Bedforms
22.6 Dune and Aeolian Sediments
22.7 Dust and Loess Deposition
22.8 Wind Erosion Landforms
Section V The Biosphere
23 Principles of Ecology and Biogeography
23.1 Introduction
23.2 Why Do Organisms Live Where They Do?
23.3 Components of Ecosystems
23.4 Energy Flow in Ecosystems
23.5 Food Chains and Webs
23.6 Pathways of Mineral Matter (Biogeochemical Cycling)
23.7 Vegetation Succession and Climaxes
23.8 Concluding Remarks
24 Soil-Forming Processes and Products
24.1 Introduction
24.2 Controls on Soil Formation
24.3 Soils As Systems
24.4 Soil Profile Development
24.5 Soil Properties
24.6 Key Soil Types, With a Description and Typical Profile
24.7 Podsolization: Theories
24.8 Soil Classification
24.9 Regional and Local Soil Distribution
24.10 The Development of Dune Soils: An Example from the Sefton Coast
24.11 The Development of Woodland Soils in Delamere Forest
24.12 Intrazonal Soils Caused By Topographic Change
24.13 Palaeosols
25 World Ecosystems
25.1 Introduction
25.2 The Tundra Ecozone
25.3 The Tropical (Equatorial) Rain Forest, Or Humid Tropics Sensu Stricto, Ecozone
25.4 The Seasonal Tropics or Savanna Ecozone
25.5 Potential Effects of Global Warming on the World's Ecozones
Section VI Global Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future
26 The Earth As a Planet: Geological Evolution and Change
26.1 Introduction
26.2 How Unique Is the Earth As a Planet?
26.3 What Do We Really Know About The Early Earth?
26.4 The Early Geological Record
26.5 The First Earth System
26.6 How Did the Earth's Core Form?
26.7 Evolution of the Earth's Mantle
26.8 Evolution of the Continental Crust
27 Atmospheric Evolution and Future Climate Change
27.1 Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere
27.2 Future Climate Change
28 Future Change in Ocean Circulation and the Hydrosphere
28.1 Introduction
28.2 Sea-Level Change and the Supercontinental Cycle
28.3 Projected Long-Term Changes in the Ocean
28.4 Future Changes in the Water Cycle
29 Biosphere Evolution and Change
29.1 Introduction
29.2 Mechanisms of Evolution in the Fossil Record
29.3 The Origins of Life
29.4 An Outline History of the Earth's Biospheric Evolution
30 Environmental Change: Greenhouse and Icehouse Earth Phases and Climates Prior to Recent Changes
30.1 Introduction
30.2 Early Glaciations in the Proterozoic Phase of the Pre-Cambrian (The Snowball Earth Hypothesis)
30.3 Examples of Changes from Greenhouse to Icehouse Climates in the Earth's Past
30.4 Late Cenozoic Ice Ages: Rapid Climate Change in the Quaternary
30.5 Late Glacial Climates and Evidence for Rapid Change
30.6 The Medieval Warm Period or Medieval Climate Optimum and the Little Ice Age
31 Global Environmental Change in the Future
31.1 Introduction
31.2 Future Climate Change
31.3 Change in the Geosphere
31.4 Change in the Oceans and Hydrosphere
31.5 Change in the Biosphere
31.6 A Timeline for Future Earth
31.7 Causes for Future Optimism?
31.8 Concluding Remarks
Index