Geosystems: an introduction to physical geography
Title Statements
- Full title :Geosystems : an introduction to physical geography / Robert W. Christopherson.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2012.
- Edition:8th ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Pearson Prentice Hall
- Place of Publication:Upper Saddle River, N.J
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxvii, 623, [37] pages : : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; : 29 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780321706225, 0321706226, 9780321770769, 0321770765
- oclc:ocn614397715
- LC Classification:GB54.5
- Dewey Decimal:910/.02
Table of Contents
Pt. 1. The energy-atmosphere system. Solar energy to Earth and the seasons -- Earth's modern atmosphere -- Atmosphere and surface energy balances -- Global temperatures -- Atmospheric and oceanic circulations.
Pt. 2. The water, weather, and climate systems. Water and atmospheric moisture -- Weather -- Water resources -- Climate systems and climate change.
Pt. 3. The Earth-atmosphere interface. The dynamic planet -- Tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanism -- Weathering, karst landscapes, and mass movement -- River systems and landforms -- Eolian processes and arid landscapes -- The oceans, coastal processes, and landforms -- Glacial and periglacial processes and landforms.
Pt. 4. Soils, ecosystems, and biomes. The geography of soils -- Ecosystem essentials -- Terrestrial biomes -- Earth and the human denominator.
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