The Blue Planet An Introduction to Earth System Science

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

ISBN 10: 0471161144 / ISBN 13: 9780471161141

Edité par Wiley, New York, 1999

A propos de cet article

Unmarked. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square and with minor wear. Published without Dust Jacket. 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. ; Textbook; Color Illustrations; 10.87 X 8.74 X 1.02 inches; 576 pages DG1.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Blue Planet An Introduction to Earth System Science
• Éditeur: Wiley, New York
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0471161144
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780471161141
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: Second Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good with no dust jacket
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Earth Science

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Synopsis

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.

À propos de l?auteur

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