The earth system / / Lee R. Kump. James F. Kasting, Robert G. Crane

• Autore: Kump Lee R.
• Pubblicazione: Harlow, Essex : , : Pearson, , [2014]; ©2014
• Edizione: Third, Pearson new international edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (467 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 550
• Soggetto topico: Earth sciences
• Persona (resp. second.): KastingJames F.; CraneRobert G.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The earth system
• ISBN: 1-292-03486-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153126103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Pearson custom library.