Geology & Oceanography

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Kump, Kasting & Crane,  Earth System, The, 2/E

• Offers an innovative systems theory approach that allows for a new way of organizing information from a variety of disciplines as well as of predicting responses of systems to disturbance; e.g., climate regulation involving feedback between biological and physical systems

• Utilizes an Earth history perspective that links the Earth sciences closely with modern global change problems; e.g., global warming of the cretaceous interval (the time of the dinosaurs) may be a good analog for the climate of the future.

• Includes two boxed features throughout the text that address topical issues related to the material in the text, of high student appeal and that discuss advanced, especially quantitative, treatments. Pg.___

• Suggests basic and advanced readings for further investigation. Pg.___

• Poses review and critical thinking questions to motivate student interest. Pg.___

 1. Introduction to Global Change.


 2. Daisyworld: An Introduction to Systems.


 3. Global Energy Balance: The Greenhouse Effect.


 4. The Atmospheric Circulation System.


 5. The Circulation of the Oceans.


 6. Circulation of the Solid Earth: Plate tedtonics.


 7. Recycling of the Elements: The Carbon Cycle.


 8. Long-Term Climate Regulation.


 9. The Chemical Environment: Evolution of the Atmosphere.


10. Biodiversity through Earth History.


11. Pleistocene Glaciation.


12. Short-Term Climate Variability.


13. Global Warming.


14. Ozone Depletion.


15. Human Threats to Biodiversity.


16. Climate Stability on Earth and Earthlike Planets.


Appendix A. Units and Unit Conversions.


Appendix B. Temperature Conversions.


Appendix C. Periodic Table.


Appendix D. Useful Facts.


Glossary.


Index.

Earth Science  (Geology & Oceanography)
Earth Science  (Geography & Atmospheric Sciences)
Earth Systems Science  (Geology & Oceanography)
Earth Systems Science  (Geography & Atmospheric Sciences)
Climatology  (Geography & Atmospheric Sciences)

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  Earth System, The, 2/E
  Kump, Kasting & Crane
  ©2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131420593 | ISBN-13: 9780131420595
  Suggested retail price: $122.60  Net price: $91.95  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  For courses in Earth Systems Science offered in departments of Geology, Earth Science, Geography and Environmental Science.

  The first textbook of its kind that addresses the issues of global change from a true Earth systems perspective, The Earth System offers a solid emphasis on lessons from Earth's history that may guide decision-making in the future. The text is more quantitative than the standard Earth science book, but the authors have remained sensitive to the needs of non-science majors.

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  Earth System, The, 3/E
  Kump, Kasting & Crane
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321597796 | ISBN-13: 9780321597793
  Suggested retail price: $119.00  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $89.25  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  For courses in Earth Systems Science offered in departments of Geology, Earth Science, Geography and Environmental Science.
  
  The first textbook of its kind that addresses the issues of global change from a true Earth systems perspective, The Earth System offers a solid emphasis on lessons from Earth's history that may guide decision-making in the future. It is more rigorous and quantitative than traditional Earth science books, while remaining appropriate for non-science majors.
  

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