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Title
Air, water, earth, fire : how the system earth works / Angelo Peccerillo.
Uniform Title
Aria, Acqua, Terra, Fuoco. English
ISBN
9783030780135 (electronic bk.)
3030780139 (electronic bk.)
9783030780128 (print)
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 223 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-78013-5 doi
Call Number
QE26.3
Dewey Decimal Classification
551
Summary
The book describes the structure, composition and evolution of the Earth, the main geological processes occurring on it, and how some crucial environmental matters that are amply debated in the media (e.g. pollution, greenhouse effect) can be fully understood by placing them in the holistic context of the system Earth as a whole. It provides basic information on a series of key geological issues, from the structure and composition of the Earth to the large-scale processes that characterize our planet, such as rock alteration and sedimentation, magmatism, geomagnetism, seismicity, plate tectonics, cyclical migration of chemical elements through various Earth reservoirs (Geochemical Cycles), and evolution of the planet from Hadean to present. It intends to reach a wide readership, which is interested in our planet and wish to have a general and comprehensive view of its origin, evolution and activity. Potential readership includes undergraduate and advanced undergraduate students in Geology and other scientific disciplines, and any moderately- to well-educated people interested in the surrounding world and eager to gain a basic knowledge of the Earth and to reach an integrated view of how our planet is working. Includes debated issues of the environmental changes by framing them within the evolution and history of the Earth.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 4, 2021).
