Elemental Geosystems

Robert W. Christopherson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

534 Seiten

1997 | 2nd edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-743535-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Elemental Geosystems offers a briefer treatment of the elements of physical geography than its parent text, Geosystems 3/E. The book maintains Geosystems popular systems organization which organizes topics in a logical order consistent with the flow of energy and matter in nature.

Inhalt

1. Foundations of Geography. I. THE ENERGY-ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM. 2. Solar Energy, Seasons, and the Atmosphere. 3. Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures. 4. Atmosphere and Oceanic Circulations. II. WATER, WEATHER, AND CLIMATE. 5. Atmospheric Water and Weather. 6. Water Resources. 7. Earths Climates. III. EARTHS CHANGING LANDSCAPES. 8. The Dynamic Planet. 9. Earthquakes and Volcanoes. 10. Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement. 11. Rivers and Related Landforms. 12. Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes. 13. Coastal Processes and Landforms. 14. Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes. IV. BIOGEOGRAPHY. 15. The Geography of Soils. 16. Ecosystems and Biomes. 17. Earth, Humans, and the New Millennium. Appendices. Glossary. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.9.1997
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 1058 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• ISBN-10: 0-13-743535-5 / 0137435355
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-743535-7 / 9780137435357
• Zustand: Neuware