Earth System Monitoring: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

by John Orcutt

Book Overview

Modern Earth System Monitoring represents a fundamental change in the way scientists study the Earth System. In Oceanography, for the past two centuries, ships have provided the platforms for observing. Expeditions on the continents and Earth's poles are land-based analogues. Fundamental understanding of current systems, climate, natural hazards, and ecosystems has been greatly advanced. While these approaches have been remarkably successful, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489998705
• ISBN13: 9781489998705
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 518 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"