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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco : Prentice Hall, c2010.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xi, 420 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)ISBN:
  • 9780321597793
  • 0321597796
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 550 KUM.E
Contents:
Global change -- Daisyworld: an introduction to systems -- Global energy balance: the greenhouse effect -- The atmospheric circulation system -- The circulation of the oceans -- The cryosphere -- Circulation of the solid earth: plate tectonics -- Recycling of the elements: carbon and nutrient cycles -- Focus on the biota: metabolism, ecosystems, and biodiversity -- Origin of earth and life -- Effect of life on the atmosphere: the rise of oxygen and ozone -- Long-term climate regulation -- Biodiversity through earth history -- Pleistocene glaciations -- Global warming, part 1: recent and future climate -- Global warming, part 2: impacts, adaptations, and mitigation -- Ozone depletion -- Human threats to biodiversity -- Climate stability on earth and earthlike planets.
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Book Book Dept. of Geology Processing Center Dept. of Geology Reference 550 KUM.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available GEO4631

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Global change -- Daisyworld: an introduction to systems -- Global energy balance: the greenhouse effect -- The atmospheric circulation system -- The circulation of the oceans -- The cryosphere -- Circulation of the solid earth: plate tectonics -- Recycling of the elements: carbon and nutrient cycles -- Focus on the biota: metabolism, ecosystems, and biodiversity -- Origin of earth and life -- Effect of life on the atmosphere: the rise of oxygen and ozone -- Long-term climate regulation -- Biodiversity through earth history -- Pleistocene glaciations -- Global warming, part 1: recent and future climate -- Global warming, part 2: impacts, adaptations, and mitigation -- Ozone depletion -- Human threats to biodiversity -- Climate stability on earth and earthlike planets.

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