The Blue Planet : An Introduction to Earth System Science (STUDY GUIDE ONLY)

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

ISBN 10: 0471326135 / ISBN 13: 9780471326137

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc (edition 2), 1999

About this Item

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience. Workbook.

Seller Inventory # 0471326135-11-1-42

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Blue Planet : An Introduction to Earth System Science (STUDY GUIDE ONLY)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (edition 2)
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471326135
• ISBN 13: 9780471326137
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2.
• Condition: Good

About this title

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.

From the Publisher

A unique introduction to the holistic view of the Earth. Stresses the systems approach, showing the energy flows and links between the Earth's different parts--the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and the solid Earth--and the balance in the global environment that exists as a result of these interactions. Every chapter opens with a topical essay dealing with research on the subject matter and closes with a guest essay written by a researcher in the field. Special attention has been paid to select full-color artwork and photographs which illuminate discussions.