Earth Systems: Processes and IssuesW. G. Ernst CUP Archive, 13 mar 2000 - 576 pagine Earth Systems: Processes and Issues is the ideal textbook for introductory courses in earth systems science and environmental science. Integrating the principles of the natural sciences, engineering, and economics as they pertain to the global environment, it explains the complex couplings and feedback mechanisms linking the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. An impressive group of internationally respected researchers and lecturers have brought together a vast wealth of teaching experience to produce this fully integrated environmental textbook. It has been designed for the wide range of courses at the first-year university level which touch upon environmental issues: in earth and atmospheric science, environmental science, biological science, oceanography, geography, civil engineering, and social science. Each chapter includes a reading list of the most important references, and problem sets will encourage students to explore the subject further. This text will favorably influence the future development of environmental studies and earth system science. |
Sommario
Why Study Earth Systems Science? | 5 |
Geologic Biologic and Political | 26 |
The Earths Place in the Solar System | 45 |
Earth Materials and the Internal Constitution of the Planet | 59 |
The Surface of the Earth | 102 |
Interface between the Geosphere | 119 |
THE HYDROSPHERE | 130 |
DeepSea and Global Ocean Circulation | 169 |
Possible Consequences of Rapid Global Change | 315 |
Population and the Environment | 329 |
Assets and Liabilities | 346 |
Energy Resources and the Environment | 373 |
Prediction and Risk | 402 |
Steps from Environmental Science to Effective Policy | 425 |
Global Effects of Local Changes | 446 |
Agriculture and Global Change | 462 |
Chemical Oceanography | 182 |
Atmosphere Composition Mixing and Ozone Destruction | 197 |
Atmosphere Motions and the Greenhouse Effect | 215 |
Can We Forecast Climate Future without Knowing Climate Past? | 230 |
Result of Speciation and Extinction | 255 |
Carbon Sulfur and Nitrogen | 278 |
The Jasper Ridge | 297 |
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