The Blue Planet: Introduction to Earth System Science

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

ISBN 10: 0471161144 ISBN 13: 9780471161141

Casa editrice: John Wiley and Sons (WIE), 1999

Riassunto

The image of the Earth on the front cover was acquired from the GOES--8 Imager by the Laboratory for Atmosphere at NASAa 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.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Brian Skinner, Yale University
Stephen Porter, University of Washington
Daniel Botkin, George Mason University

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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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Wiley and Sons (WIE)
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0471161144
• ISBN 13: 9780471161141
• Rilegatura: Libro di testo
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 576
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile