Climate, Earth Processes and Earth History /
This book aims to provide an overview of the relations between climate, surface processes, and Earth history is given. It is unique in giving an up-to-date synthesis of the role of climate in the development of Earth surface systems. After introducing the concept of world climate, the book explores...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1991.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book aims to provide an overview of the relations between climate, surface processes, and Earth history is given. It is unique in giving an up-to-date synthesis of the role of climate in the development of Earth surface systems. After introducing the concept of world climate, the book explores the chief components of the biosphere - air, water and ice, sediments, landforms and soils, animals and plants, biomes and zonobiomes - in relation to climate factors. The reader will find a new view of the interplay between astronomical variables, the Earth's atmosphere, and biotic and abiotic systems at the surface of the Earth. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages 71 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9783642762680 (electronic bk.) 3642762689 (electronic bk.) |