The Blue Planet An Introduction to Earth System Science

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

ISBN 10: 0471161144 / ISBN 13: 9780471161141

Published by Wiley, New York, 1999

About this Item

Unmarked. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square and with minor wear. Published without Dust Jacket. 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. ; Textbook; Color Illustrations; 10.87 X 8.74 X 1.02 inches; 576 pages DG1.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Blue Planet An Introduction to Earth System Science
• Publisher: Wiley, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471161144
• ISBN 13: 9780471161141
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Earth Science

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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