Earth's Dynamic Systems

W.Kenneth Hamblin

ISBN 10: 0023493607 / ISBN 13: 9780023493607

Published by Macmillan USA, 1986

About this Item

Very good condition copy, no dust jacket. See photos.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Earth's Dynamic Systems
• Publisher: Macmillan USA
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0023493607
• ISBN 13: 9780023493607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Each chapter of this work is introduced with an up-to-date satellite image of the subject covered. The book includes coverage of discoveries on Europa and Ganymede, and the possibility of bacteria on Mars, along with discussions of Cretaceous-Tertiary extinctions. There is an emphasis on Earth as a system, and the role of ocean-atmosphere system and global climate.

From the Back Cover

Earth's Dynamic Systems, Ninth Edition uses the hydrologic system and the tectonic system as the foundation to help build an understanding of physical geology.