The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science

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

ISBN 10: 0471161144 / ISBN 13: 9780471161141

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471161144
• ISBN 13: 9780471161141
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Acceptable

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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