The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science - Couverture rigide

Skinner, Brian J.; Murck, Barbara W.

 
9780471236436: The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0471236438 ISBN 13 : 9780471236436
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2011

Synopsis

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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À propos de l?auteur

Brian Skinner was born and raised in Australia, studied at the University of Adelaide in South Australia, worked in the mining industry in Tasmania, and in 1951 entered the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, from which he obtained his Ph.D. in 1954. Following a period as a research scientist in the United States Geological Survey in Washington D.C., he joined the faculty at Yale in 1966, where he continues his teaching and research as the Eugene Higgins Professor of Geology and Geophysics. Brian Skinner has been president of the Geochemical Society, the Geological Society of America, and the Society of Economic Geologists, He holds an honorary Doctor of Science from Toronto University, and an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Barbara Murck is a geologist and senior lecturer in environmental science at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She completed her undergraduate degree in Geological and Geophysical Sciences at Princeton University and then spent two years in the Peace Corps in West Africa, before returning to Ph.D. studies at the University of Toronto. Her subsequent teaching and research has involved an interesting combination of geology, natural hazards, environmental science, and environmental issues in the developing world, primarily in Africa and Asia. She also carries out practical research on pedagogy. She is an award-winning lecturer who has co-authored a number of books, including several with Brian Skinner.

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Éditeur
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0471236438
ISBN 13 
9780471236436
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
3
Nombre de pages
672
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780471125600: The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science, Textbook and Laboratory Manual

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0471125601 ISBN 13 :  9780471125600
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1994
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