The blue planet : an introduction to earth system science / Brian J. Skinner, Stephen C. Porter, Daniel B. Botkin.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1999.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxiii, 552 p. : col. ill., maps ; 29 cmISBN:- 0471161144
- 9780471161141
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
This introductory text treats earth science from a systems perspective, showing how the four spheres - lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere - are interrelated. It connects the processes of earth sciences in a holistic approach to help students learn the relationships between them.
Includes index.
The earth system; Fellow travellers in space: Earth's nearest neighbours; The sun, giver of life; The rock cycle and plate tectonics; Earthquakes and the earth's interior; Earth materials: Minerals and rocks; The heat within: Magma and volcanoes; The earth's evolving crust; Water on the land; The world of ice and snow; The world ocean; Composition and structure of the atmosphere; Winds, weather, and deserts; The earth's changing climates; A planetary perspective on life; Geochemistry and life; Biological evolution and the history of the biosphere; Resources from the earth; The changing face of the land; Global change: A planet under stress.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part I The Earth System: Our Place in Space
- 1 The Earth System
- 2 Matter
- 3 Energy
- 4 The Solar System
- Part II The Geosphere: Earth Beneath Our Feet
- 5 The Dynamic Geosphere
- 6 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- 7 The Rock Cycle
- Part III The Hydrosphere: Earth's Blanket of Water and Ice
- 8 The Hydrologic Cycle
- 9 The Frozen Hydrosphere
- 10 The World Ocean
- Part IV The Atmosphere: Earth's Gaseous Envelope
- 11 The Atmosphere
- 12 Wind and Weather Systems
- 13 The Climate System
- Part V The Biosphere: Life on Earth
- 14 Life, Death, and Evolution
- 15 Energy and Matter in Life Systems
- 16 Earth's Major Ecosystems
- 17 Habitat, Interactions, and Diversity
- Part VI The Anthrosphere: Humans and the Future of Earth
- 18 Earth's Resources
- 19 The Changing Earth System
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Brian Skinner, Yale UniversityStephen Porter, University of Washington
Daniel Botkin, George Mason University