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Fundamentals of the Physical Environment
By: Pet Smithson Dr, Peter Smithson, Ken Atkinson
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| Retail Price: | $360.00 |
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ISBN: 9780415395144
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Hardcover
Published: September 2008
Published: September 2008
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| Fundamentals | p. 1 |
| The physical environment: scientific concepts and methods | p. 3 |
| Energy and Earth | p. 24 |
| Atmosphere | p. 43 |
| Heat and energy in the atmosphere | p. 45 |
| Moisture in the atmosphere | p. 62 |
| Precipitation and evapotranspiration | p. 81 |
| The atmosphere in action | p. 108 |
| Weather-forming systems | p. 131 |
| Microclimates and local climates | p. 154 |
| Climate change | p. 175 |
| Geosphere | p. 195 |
| Earth's geological structure and processes | p. 197 |
| The global ocean | p. 229 |
| Rock formation and deformation | p. 251 |
| Denudation, weathering and mass wasting | p. 284 |
| Fluvial systems: catchments and rivers | p. 313 |
| Cryospheric systems: glaciers, ice sheets and permafrost | p. 347 |
| Aeolian systems | p. 387 |
| The global coastline | p. 400 |
| Biosphere | p. 427 |
| Soils in their environment | p. 429 |
| Soil fertility and sustainability | p. 463 |
| Principles of biogeography | p. 487 |
| The Earth system and the cycling of carbon and nutrients | p. 514 |
| Biodiversity in ecosystems | p. 537 |
| Environments | p. 557 |
| Environmental reconstruction: principles and practice | p. 559 |
| Polar and alpine environments | p. 594 |
| Mediterranean environments | p. 635 |
| Tropical deserts and semi-arid environments | p. 660 |
| Humid tropical environments | p. 681 |
| Current and future environmental change | p. 697 |
| Glossary | p. 724 |
| References | p. 756 |
| Index | p. 767 |
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