The earth as a cradle for life :
- 出版日期：c2013.
- 出版者：World Scientific,
- 页数：xvii, 285 p :
- 出版地：New Jersey :
- 第一责任说明：Frank D. Stacey, Jane H. Hodgkinson.
- 尺寸：24 cm.
- 分类号：a200／600 ; a875
- ISBN：978-981-4508-32-2(hdk.) :
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02h0041365 20140401163115.0 140310s2013 njuab fr |001|||eng | 978-981-4508-32-2(hdk.) : CNY554.76 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO ; OCLCQ ; SINLB ; BTCTA ; YDXCP ; DEBSZ ; OCLCF ; CNNGL pcc QE26.3 .S73 2013 550 23 a200／600 ; a875 Stacey, Frank D. The earth as a cradle for life : the origin, evolution and future of the environment / Frank D. Stacey, Jane H. Hodgkinson. New Jersey : World Scientific, c2013. xvii, 285 p : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes indexes. "The age of the earth as an abode fitted for life" (Lord Kelvin, 1899) -- Rotation, tides and the moon -- The variable sun and other astronomical effects -- The magnetic field -- Internal heat and the evolution of the earth -- The oceans -- Planetary atmospheres and the appearance of free oxygen -- Thermal balance, the greenhouse effect, and sea level -- Environmental crises and mass extinctions of species -- Stability of the environment -- Inorganic mineral deposits as products of an evolving environment -- Fossil fuels, buried carbon and photosynthetic oxygen -- Effects of fossil fuel use -- A comparison of human energy use with natural dissipations -- The cradle is rocking -- A summary of salient conclusions. The Earth as a Cradle for Life aims to fill the gap between readers who have a strong and informed scientific interest in the environment (but no access to the journal literature), and their desire for a basic understanding of the environment. It provides a comprehensive account, and requires no advanced mathematical skills. It will also satisfy a need for a textbook on fundamental science for students in tertiary environmental science courses that may otherwise neglect the underlying basis of their subject. The Earth as a Cradle takes a step back from common perceptions of the environment, and presents a new fundamental perspective. It draws attention to observations that have been neglected or discounted for reasons the authors found invalid, and which allow a more coherent account of the environment than is possible without them. Misunderstandings about the environment are common, even in the scientific community. They arise in part from the multi-disciplinary nature of the subject and the difficulty in keeping all relevant observations in mind and assessing their validity. These misunderstandings are often consequences of the band-wagon effect: when an idea is reinforced by repeated quotation and becomes difficult to contradict even when it is in obvious conflict with observations. This is especially so in a subject with strong media interest and conflicting commercial interests -- and Cradle sweeps these considerations aside and presents a new environmental scenario. This book draws on several decades of research by the authors on fundamental Earth science, and presents probing insights on environmental questions that are not widely recognized -- even in the professional community. For this reason it will become a landmark in the environmental science and Earth science literature. Readership: General public, students, professionals, and researchers in the fields of environmental science, geology, geophysics, climatology, meteorology, oceanography, and environmental education. Earth sciences ; Environmental sciences Textbooks. ; Textbooks. aHodgkinson, Jane H. aCN b010001 NGL 200／600 St1 gljx1401 h1 ; rCNY554.76