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The blue planet : an introduction to earth system science / Brian J. Skinner, Stephen C. Porter, Daniel B. Botkin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1999.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxiii, 552 p. : col. ill., maps ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0471161144
  • 9780471161141
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Contents:
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.
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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 University
Stephen Porter, University of Washington
Daniel Botkin, George Mason University

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