The Earth System

by Kump, Lee R.

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Full title :The Earth System / Lee R. Kump, James F. Kasting, Robert G. Crane.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:© 2014
Edition:Third edition

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Publisher(s):Pearson
Place of Publication:Harlow
Language:eng
Publication Date:© 2014

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Pearson New International Edition

The Physical Object

Description:468 p. : II, 462 Seiten

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781292021638, 1292021632
oclc:on1222225420

Glossary.; 1. Global Change; 2. Daisyworld: An Introduction to Systems; 3. Global Energy Balance: The Greenhouse Effect; 4. The Atmospheric Circulation System; 5. The Circulation of the Oceans; 6. The Cryosphere; 7. Circulation of the Solid Earth: Plate Tectonics ; 8. Recycling of the Elements ; 9. Focus on the Biota: Metabolism, Ecosystems and Biodiversity ; 10. Origin of the Earth and of Life; 11. Effect of Life on the Atmosphere: The Rise of Oxygen and Ozone; 12. Long-Term Climate Regulation. ; 13. Biodiversity Through Earth History. ; 14. Pleistocene Glaciations. ; 15. Global Warming, Part 1: The Scientific Evidence. ; 16. Global Warming, Part 2: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation; 17. Ozone Depletion. ; 18. Human Threats to Biodiversity. ; 19. Climate Stability on Earth and Earth-Like Planets. ; Appendix A: Units and Unit Conversions. ; Appendix B: Temperature Conversions. ; Appendix C: Periodic Table. ; Index.;