03223oam 2200625 450 991015312610332120230803220227.01-292-03486-6(CKB)2550000001126354(SSID)ssj0001256862(PQKBManifestationID)12460102(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001256862(PQKBWorkID)11272032(PQKB)11492525(MiAaPQ)EBC5173551(MiAaPQ)EBC5175946(MiAaPQ)EBC5832567(MiAaPQ)EBC5138228(MiAaPQ)EBC6399317(Au-PeEL)EBL5138228(CaONFJC)MIL527017(OCoLC)859836316(EXLCZ)99255000000112635420210428d2014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrThe earth system /Lee R. Kump. James F. Kasting, Robert G. CraneThird, Pearson new international edition.Harlow, Essex :Pearson,[2014]©20141 online resource (467 pages) illustrationsPearson custom libraryIncludes index.1-292-02163-2 1-299-95766-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Table of Contents -- Glossary -- 1. Global Change -- 2. Daisyworld: An Introduction to Systems -- 3. Global Energy Balance: The Greenhouse Effect -- 4. The Atmospheric Circulation System -- 5. The Circulation of the Oceans -- 6. The Cryosphere -- 7. Circulation of the Solid Earth: Plate Tectonics -- 8. Recycling of the Elements: Carbon and Nutrient Cycles -- 9. Focus on the Biota: Metabolism, Ecosystems, and Biodiversity -- 10. Origin of Earth and of Life -- 11. Effect of Life on the Atmosphere: The Rise of Oxygen and Ozone -- 12. Long-Term Climate Regulation -- 13. Biodiversity through Earth History -- 14. Pleistocene Glaciations -- 15. Global Warming: Recent and Future Climate -- 16. Global Warming: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation -- 17. Ozone Depletion -- 18. Climate Stability on Earth and Earthlike Planets -- 19. Human Threats to Biodiversity -- Appendix: Units and Unit Conversions -- Appendix: Temperature Conversions -- Appendix: Periodic Table -- Index.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. It is more rigorous and quantitative than traditional Earth science books, while remaining appropriate for non-science majors.Pearson custom library.Earth sciencesEarth sciences.550Kump Lee R. 1152370Kasting James F.Crane Robert G.MiAaPQMiAaPQUtOrBLWBOOK9910153126103321The earth system3415930UNINA