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Record Nr.

UNINA9910535072503321

Autore

Robertson John O.

Titolo

The evolution of Earth's climate / / J.O. Robertson [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Beverly, Massachusetts : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : Wiley, , 2018

ISBN

1-119-40715-X

1-119-40707-9

1-119-40714-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 pages)

Disciplina

577.22

Soggetti

Climatic changes

Atmospheric carbon dioxide

Paleoclimatology

Climatology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Climatic paradox -- Adiabatic theory -- The Earth's synoptic activities -- Development of Earth's hydrosphere -- Earth's historic atmospheres -- Nitrogen in earth's atmosphere -- Development of free oxygen in Earth's atmosphere -- Development of methane in earth's atmosphere -- The effect of the greenhouse gases -- Development of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere -- Ozone in the Earth's atmosphere -- Evolution of atmospheric composition and pressure -- Earth's orbital distance from the sun -- Climatalogical effect of continental drift -- Earth's future climate.