The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science (Second Edition)

Skinner, Brian J.; Porter, Stephen C.; Botkin, Daniel B.

ISBN 10: 0471161144 / ISBN 13: 9780471161141

Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1999

About this Item

xxiii+552pp., Pictorial full colour photographic laminated boards, preface, about the authors, col. plts. & text ills., full page col. photographs, maps, diags., tables, appends., gloss., index. This book is an introduction to the science of the holistic view of the Earth. It is about the interactions between the different parts of the Earth- the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere. It is the book that presents a new view of the Earth that has come to be called Earth system science. Size: Quarto.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science (Second Edition)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471161144
• ISBN 13: 9780471161141
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

The image of the Earth on the front cover was acquired from the GOES-8 Imager by the Laboratory for Atmosphere at NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. It was taken on September 2, 1994, using two channels for the Imager to produce a "natural color" effect. The photos shown here on the back cover illustrate the four spheres of the Earth system - the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere - together with changes being produced by human activities.

About the Author

Brian Skinner, Yale University
Stephen Porter, University of Washington
Daniel Botkin, George Mason University