Earth System

Name: Earth System
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ISBN: 9780131420595

ISBN-10: 0131420593

ISBN-13: 9780131420595

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Lee R. Kump, James F. Kasting, Robert G. Crane

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For courses in Earth Systems Science offered in departments of Geology, Earth Science, Geography and Environmental Science. The first textbook of its kind that addresses the issues of global change from a true Earth systems perspective, The Earth System offers a solid emphasis on lessons from Earth's history that may guide decision-making in the future. The text is more quantitative than the standard Earth science book, but the authors have remained sensitive to the needs of non-science majors.

Book details

List price: $122.60
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/6/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English




Global Change



Daisyworld: An Introduction to Systems



Global Energy Balance: The Greenhouse Effect



The Atmospheric Circulation System



The Circulation of the Oceans



Modeling the Atmosphere-Ocean System



Circulation of the Solid Earth: Plate Tectonics



Recycling of the Elements: The Carbon Cycle



Focus on the Biota: Metabolism, EcoSystems and Biodiversity



Origin of the Earth and of Life



Effect of Life on the Atmosphere: The Rise of Oxygen and Ozone



Long-Term Climate Regulation



Biodiversity Through Earth History



Pleistocene Glaciations



Short-Term Climate Variability



Global Warming



Ozone Depletion



Human Threats to Biodiversity



Climate Stability on Earth and Earth-Like Planets



Units and Unit Conversions



Temperature Conversions



Periodic Table



Useful Facts


Glossary


Index