The encyclopedia of earth. A complete visual guide / Allaby M. et al. - Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008. - 608 p. - ISBN 978-0-520-25471-8  Место хранения:   018 | Институт нефтегазовой геологии и геофизики им. А.А.Трофимука | Новосибирск | Библиотека

Contents

Foreword ........................................................ 9 How to use this book ........................................... 10 BIRTH .......................................................... 12 Earth's Place in the Universe .................................. 16 Third Planet from the Sun ...................................... 34 The Emergence of Life .......................................... 42 FIRE ........................................................... 78 Earth from the Inside Out ...................................... 82 Heat from Within .............................................. 106 LAND .......................................................... 150 Rocks ......................................................... 154 Minerals ...................................................... 168 Soils ......................................................... 196 Landforms ..................................................... 202 Biomes ........................................................ 244 AIR ........................................................... 274 Earth's Atmosphere ............................................ 278 Wind .......................................................... 290 Climate ....................................................... 298 Weather ....................................................... 304 Record-Breaking Weather ....................................... 334 WATER.......................................................... 350 Oceans and Seas ............................................... 354 The Marine Environment ........................................ 394 Rivers ........................................................ 424 Wetlands and Swamps ........................................... 450 Landlocked Water .............................................. 460 HUMANS ........................................................ 466 A Peopled Planet .............................................. 470 Earth's Resources ............................................. 490 Human Impact .................................................. 522 Global Conservation ........................................... 566 Into the Future ............................................... 584 Glossary ...................................................... 586 Acknowledgments ............................................... 608