Earth system science: a very short introduction

When humanity first glimpsed planet Earth from space, the unity of the system that supports humankind entered the popular consciousness. The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system has rapidly gained ground in science.<b...

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1. Verfasser: Lenton, Tim 1973- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Press 2016
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Very short introductions 464
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Zusammenfassung:When humanity first glimpsed planet Earth from space, the unity of the system that supports humankind entered the popular consciousness. The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system has rapidly gained ground in science.<br>This new field, involving geographers, geologists, biologists, oceanographers, and atmospheric physicists, is known as Earth System Science.
Beschreibung:xiv, 153 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:9780198718871