The Blue Planet
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The Blue Planet

An Introduction to Earth System Science

  1. 672 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Blue Planet

An Introduction to Earth System Science

About this book

The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Sciences, 3rd Edition is an innovative text for the earth systems science course. It treats earth science from a systems perspective, now showing the five spheres and how they are interrelated. There are many photos and figures in the text to develop a strong understanding of the material presented. This along with the new media for instructors makes this a strong text for any earth systems science course.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780471236436
eBook ISBN
9781118139721

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Preface
  5. About the Authors
  6. Brief Contents
  7. Contents
  8. Part One: The Earth System: Our Place in SPACE
  9. Chapter 1: The Earth SYSTEM
  10. Chapter 2: Energy
  11. Chapter 3: Matter
  12. Chapter 4: Space and TIME
  13. Part Two: The Geosphere: Earth Beneath Our Feet
  14. Chapter 5: The Tectonic CYCLE
  15. Chapter 6: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
  16. Chapter 7: The Rock CYCLE
  17. Part Three: The Hydrosphere: Earth’s Blanket of WATER and ICE
  18. Chapter 8: The Hydrologic CYCLE
  19. Chapter 9: The Cryosphere
  20. Chapter 10: The World OCEAN
  21. Part Four: The Atmosphere: Earth’s Gaseous ENVELOPE
  22. Chapter 11: The Atmosphere
  23. Chapter 12: Wind and Weather SYSTEMS
  24. Chapter 13: The Climate SYSTEM
  25. Part Five: The Biosphere: LIFE on EARTH
  26. Chapter 14: Life, Death, and EVOLUTION
  27. Chapter 15: Ecosystems, Biomes, and Cycles of LIFE
  28. Chapter 16: Populations, Communities, and CHANGE
  29. Part Six: The Anthroposphere: HUMANS and the EARTH SYSTEM
  30. Chapter 17: The Resource CYCLE
  31. Chapter 18: Mineral and ENERGY RESOURCES
  32. Chapter 19: The Changing Earth System
  33. Appendix A: Units and Their Conversions
  34. Appendix B: Tables of the Chemical Elements and Naturally Occurring Isotopes
  35. Appendix C: Tables of the Properties of Selected Common Minerals
  36. Glossary
  37. Credits
  38. Index