Material Fluxes on the Surface of the Earth

by Natl Res Council, Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources, Geophysics Study Committee, et al.

Understanding the ebb and flow of materials on the earth's surface is vital to comprehending environmental change. We need to differentiate between those that represent a progression of natural events from those that might be human induced. The latter can be managed by changing policies; the former probably cannot.

This volume presents what researchers know and do not know about the base (or natural) level of surficial fluxes and their dynamics.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309047455
• ISBN13: 9780309047456
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 11.3"