Deep carbon : past to present / / edited by Beth N. Orcutt, Isabelle Daniel, Rajdeep Dasgupta [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Orcutt Beth N |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge University Press, 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 665 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 549/.27 |
Collana | Physical Sciences |
Soggetto topico |
Carbon
Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) |
Soggetto non controllato |
geochemistry
biogeochemistry petrology volcanology Earth system science planetary science |
ISBN |
1-108-61569-4
1-108-63851-1 1-108-67795-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910585963003321 |
Orcutt Beth N
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First life [[electronic resource] ] : discovering the connections between stars, planets, and evolution on earth / / David Deamer |
Autore | Deamer D. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin Evolution (Biology) |
Soggetto non controllato |
advances in science
astrobiology astronomy atmosphere biology bioscience birth of stars carbon compounds carbon chemistry cosmology death of stars ethics evolution life on earth life sciences life minerals nonfiction origin of life physics planet formation planetary science science and technology science spark of life stardust stars synthetic life technology volcanoes water |
ISBN |
1-283-27802-2
9786613278029 0-520-94895-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. A Fireball Over Australia -- 2. Where Did Life Begin? -- 3. When Did Life Begin? -- 4. Carbon and the Building Blocks of Life -- 5. The Handedness of Life -- 6. Energy and Life's Origins -- 7. Self-Assembly and Emergence -- 8. How To Build a Cell -- 9. Achieving Complexity -- 10. Multiple Strands of Life -- 11. Catalysts: Life in the Fast Lane -- 12. Copying Life's Blueprints -- 13. How Evolution Begins -- 14. A Grand Simulation of Prebiotic Earth -- 15. Prospects for Synthetic Life -- Epilogue -- Sources and Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790047803321 |
Deamer D. W
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Frozen Earth : The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages / / Doug Macdougall |
Autore | Macdougall J. D. <1944-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.792 |
Soggetto topico |
Glacial epoch
Global environmental change Paleoclimatology |
Soggetto non controllato |
biographical chapters
biology cataclysmic floods climate and disaster climate change climate climatology earth sciences ecology engaging environment environmental changes geography geology glacial interval glaciation history human evolution human migration ice age marine and oceanic nasa natural history natural sciences nature oceanography paleontology phenomenon planetary science pleistocene ice age pleistocene popular science prehistory science and math science snowball earth weather |
ISBN | 0-520-95494-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE TO THE 2013 EDITION -- CHAPTER ONE. Ice, Ice Ages, and Our Planet's Climate History -- CHAPTER TWO. Fire, Water, and God -- CHAPTER THREE. Glaciers and Fossil Fish -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Evidence -- CHAPTER FIVE. Searching for the Cause of Ice Ages -- CHAPTER SIX. Defrosting Earth -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Ice Age Cycles -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Our Planet's Icy Past -- CHAPTER NINE. Coring for the Details -- CHAPTER TEN. Ice Ages, Climate, and Evolution -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Last Millennium -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Ice Ages and the Future -- SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786048203321 |
Macdougall J. D. <1944->
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The West without water [[electronic resource] ] : what past floods, droughts, and other climatic clues tell us about tomorrow / / B. Lynn Ingram and Frances Malamud-Roam |
Autore | Ingram B. Lynn <1961-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.6978 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Malamud-RoamFrances <1961-> |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - West (U.S.) - Forecasting
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - West (U.S.) Hydrology - West (U.S.) |
Soggetto non controllato |
artificial environments
benign climate california climate change science climate change climate climatology earth sciences ecology engaging environment and ecology environment environmental reads in 2020 experiments extended droughts flood fresh water geology history of the west history human landscapes nature phenomenon planetary science popular science retrospective science biology scientists social issues tumultuous climate united states us western history water weather western region |
ISBN | 0-520-95480-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. Floods and Droughts in Living Memory -- Part Two. A Climate History of the American West -- Part Three. A Growing Water Crisis -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786880303321 |
Ingram B. Lynn <1961->
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