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| Introduction, the Earth as a System | |
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| Why in the world study earth systems science? | |
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| Physical geography | |
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| Time scales: geologic, biologic, and political | |
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| Natural Processes: The Geosphere | |
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| The earth's place in the solar system | |
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| Earth materials, and the internal constitution of the planet | |
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| Drifting continents, sea-floor spreading, and plate tectonics | |
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| Fluvial landforms: the surface of the earth | |
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| Chemical weathering and soils: interface between the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere | |
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| The Hydrosphere | |
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| The hydrological cycle | |
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| Atmosphere-ocean coupling and surface circulation of the ocean | |
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| Deep-sea and global ocean circulation | |
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| Chemical oceanography | |
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| Atmosphere composition, mixing, and ozone destruction | |
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| Atmosphere motions and the greenhouse | |
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| Can we forecast climate future without knowing climate past? | |
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| Can we predict climate change accurately? | |
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| The Biosphere | |
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| Biodiversity: result of speciation and extinction | |
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| Evolution: adaptation and environmental change | |
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| Global biogeochemical cycles: carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen | |
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| Global change and the terrestrial carbon cycle: the Jasper Ridge CO2 experiment | |
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| Ecology: possible consequences of rapid global change | |
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| Societal and Policy Implications: Resource Use and Environmental Technology | |
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| Population and the environment | |
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| Mineral resources: assets and liabilities | |
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| Energy resources and the environment | |
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| Natural hazards: prediction and risk: society, the environment and public policy | |
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| Steps from environmental science to effective policy | |
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| Confronting the prospect of global climate change: carbon taxes and other domestic policy options | |
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| Land use: global effects of local changes | |
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| Agriculture and global change | |
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| Water allocation and protection: a case study of the American Southwest | |
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| Valuing nature | |
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| The life support system - towards earth sense | |
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| Summary | |
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| Synthesis of earth systems and global change | |
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| Glossary | |