Blue Planet An Introduction to Earth System Science

Partial table of contents: THE EARTH IN SPACE. Fellow Travelers in Space: Earth2s Nearest Neighbors. THE EARTH BENEATH OUR FEET. Earthquakes and the Earth2s Interior. The Heat Within: Magma and Volcanoes. The Earth2s Evolving Crust. THE EARTH2S BLANKET OF WATER AND ICE. The World Ocean. The Changing Face of the Land. THE EARTH2S GASEOUS ENVELOPE. Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere. The Earth2s Climate System. THE DYNAMICS OF LIFE. Dynamics of the Global Ecosystem. Evolution of the Biosphere. LIVING ON THE EARTH. Resources from the Earth. Global Change: A Planet Under Stress. Appendices. Glossary. Index.