Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change, the Earth System
Physical and Chemical Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
Herausgegeben von MacCracken, Michael C.; Perry, John S.
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Volume One of this Encyclopedia deals with the physical andchemical dimensions of the Earth system, including for example theatmosphere, the oceans, the cryosphere, and those aspects of theland surface particularly relevant to interactions with othercomponents of the Earth system.It focuses on the most dynamic aspects of the system, on thefactors and processes that produce change, and on the programs andindividual scientists most concerned with measuring andunderstanding change.The volume begins with a group of extended review essays, followedby shorter articles on various aspects of the histo...
Volume One of this Encyclopedia deals with the physical andchemical dimensions of the Earth system, including for example theatmosphere, the oceans, the cryosphere, and those aspects of theland surface particularly relevant to interactions with othercomponents of the Earth system.
It focuses on the most dynamic aspects of the system, on thefactors and processes that produce change, and on the programs andindividual scientists most concerned with measuring andunderstanding change.
The volume begins with a group of extended review essays, followedby shorter articles on various aspects of the history, currentstate, and possible future states of the Earth system, includingthe interactions among the components of this system.
Expert contributions feature on:
Historical trends in various environmental indicators, both inthe past century and extending back through geological time
What we have learned, and the tools used to gain knowledge aboutthe functioning of this complex system, from field programs tomodel simulations
Effects of human intervention on climate change and stratosphericozone depletion
Details of organized international observing, data management,and research programs in the Earth sciences
brief biographies of a selection of leading scientists
This volume represents a uniquely valuable source of focused,timely, and authoritative information relating to the issues ofglobal environmental change. It has been constructed broad enoughin scope to illuminate every corner of the relevant geophysicalsciences, while remaining concise and readily usable by thenon-specialist.
It focuses on the most dynamic aspects of the system, on thefactors and processes that produce change, and on the programs andindividual scientists most concerned with measuring andunderstanding change.
The volume begins with a group of extended review essays, followedby shorter articles on various aspects of the history, currentstate, and possible future states of the Earth system, includingthe interactions among the components of this system.
Expert contributions feature on:
Historical trends in various environmental indicators, both inthe past century and extending back through geological time
What we have learned, and the tools used to gain knowledge aboutthe functioning of this complex system, from field programs tomodel simulations
Effects of human intervention on climate change and stratosphericozone depletion
Details of organized international observing, data management,and research programs in the Earth sciences
brief biographies of a selection of leading scientists
This volume represents a uniquely valuable source of focused,timely, and authoritative information relating to the issues ofglobal environmental change. It has been constructed broad enoughin scope to illuminate every corner of the relevant geophysicalsciences, while remaining concise and readily usable by thenon-specialist.
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