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This text provides current, comprehensive coverage of the Earth and its atmosphere as a system. It is a textbook bringing together this complex, diverse, and developing body of knowledge. Graedel and Crutzen examine the process of global change within a broad historical perspective, and offer an account of the physics and chemistry of Earth and its atmosphere, one that underlines the importance of the interactions among biological, physical, chemical, and social processes. Their analysis encompasses ozone holes, air quality, chemical trace species budgets, techniques for climate modelling, and the maintenance of a sustainable biosphere. This text is ideal for students on courses in Earth system science, global change science, atmospheric chemistry, or climate change, and as a supplementary text for those in ecology or meteorology. ... Read more

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Most authoritative review of atmospheric science
This book was written by the worlds no. 1 climate experts: Nobel Laureate Paul Crutzen and Thomas Graedel. If anyone still has any misunderstandings about the inner workings of the climate system - especially as part of the Earth's ecosystem at large - he should read this book. Whatever you want to know about the atmosphere - it is in here, be it atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric physics, the ozone-hole problem, the formation of smog, the greenhouse effect, long-term climate evolution, natural versus man-made changes - just everything. This topic concerns us all, since understanding the science behind global environmental change now may well prove to be crucial for the long-term survival of mankind.

The book is not easy, but it is accessible for an informed lay person. At the same time it is a fabulous resource for a graduate student in the field as well. It would be nice to see more textbooks of this calibre on the market. Well done.

Crutzen is THE authority in the field. Ignoring his warning is like driving a car after a mechanic told you that the brakes are not functioning - which is the current course of action. ... Read more

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Climate -> evolution
Changes in climate have been important determinants in evolution on Earth. As well as dealing with contemporary climate issues, this reference also describes how data from rocks, ice cores, ocean sediments, etc. is used to deduce the history of the planet's history of climate. This reference gives atmospheric O2 as a percent of present value at 1% at 2 billion years B.P., 10% at 700 million years B.P. and 100% at 350 million years B.P. Ice ages are given at 2.3 billion years B.P., 950 million years B.P., 820 - 730 million years B.P., 640 - 580 million years B.P., brief glaciation at 430 million years B.P. (immediately followed by evolution of land plants), warming of Earth by decrease of reflection sunlight because of plant cover, approx. 300 million years B.P. glaciation probably due to continental drift of largest continents along paths near poles, then warm climate through the Mesozoic and into the Cenozoic until 30 million years B.P. with glaciations periodically until present. ... Read more

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The book provides an overview of exciting recent developments and advances in our understanding of the role of clouds in climate and atmospheric chemistry.
Topics covered include: Modeling of clouds in GCMs; observations of the microphysical properties of clouds; the water vapor cycle; troposphere/stratosphere exchange; the role of clouds in tropospheric ozone; the regulation of current and paleoclimate by clouds; radiative/convection interactions; anthropogenic sulfate aerosols and the modification of cloud properties. ... Read more

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Earth System Analysis for Sustainability uses an integrated systems approach to provide a panoramic view of planetary dynamics since the inception of life some four billion years ago and to identify principles for responsible management of the global environment in the future. Perceiving our planet as a single entity with hypercomplex, often unpredictable behavior, the authors use Earth system analysis to study global changes past and future. They explore the question of whether the unprecedented human-originated changes transforming the ecosphere today will end a 10,000-year period of climate stability.

The book presents the complete story of the inseparably intertwined evolution of life and matter on Earth, focusing on four major topics: long-term geosphere-biosphere interaction and the possibility of using extrasolar planets to test various geophysical hypotheses; the Quaternary Earth System's modes of operation; current planetary dynamics under human pressure; and transition to global sustainability. Written by leading figures in the disciplines of geology, climatology, evolution, biogeochemistry, macroeconomics, and institutions theory, Earth System Analysis for Sustainability analyzes the driving forces behind global change and uses this knowledge to propose principles to propose principles for global stewardship. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Chemical News, published by Chemical Institute of Canada on January 1, 1996. The length of the article is 1083 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Paul Crutzen, Mario Molina and F. Sherwood Rowland share prize)
Author: D.J. Donaldson
Publication: Canadian Chemical News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1996
Publisher: Chemical Institute of Canada
Volume: v48Issue: n1Page: p24(2)

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This digital document is an article from World of Earth Science, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 975 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.A comprehensive guide to the concepts, theories, discoveries, pioneers, and issues relating to topics in earth science. Its encyclopedic approach offers entries that are written in easy to understand language. ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Peter Debye, Jacobus Henricus Van 't Hoff, Pieter Boddaert, Ronald Plasterk, Christiaan Eijkman, Paul J. Crutzen, Sami Solanki, Leopold Ružička, Ab Osterhaus, A.g. Van Hamel, Mario Alinei, Pieter Van Musschenbroek, Jan de Quay, Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dirk Jan Struik, Louis Grondijs, Hans Schenk, Leonard Ornstein, Stefan E. Warschawski, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Robert Van Genechten, Paulien Hogeweg, Henk Van Der Vorst, C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Reinout Willem Van Bemmelen, Gerardus 't Hooft, Petrus Johannes Waardenburg, Rudolf Magnus, Franciscus Donders, Marcel Minnaert, Johann Georg Graevius, Johannes Martin Bijvoet, Hermann Witsius, Herman Philipse, Jean Abraham Chrétien Oudemans, Pieter Harting, Jacqueline Cramer, Johannes J.g. Jansen, Peter Van Der Veer, Wisse Alfred Pierre Smit, Gerrit de Geest, Sadik Harchaoui, Wim Cohen, Jan Koster, Peter Schrijver, Johannes Hoornbeek, Carl Andreas Duker, Mark Janse, Cornelis Van Eck, Heinrich Von Cocceji, Daan Frenkel, Erik Meijer, Bert Mosselmans, Frits Van Oostrom, Bernard de Wit, Cornelis Willem Opzoomer, Hendricus Stoof. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Peter Joseph William Debye (March 24, 1884 November 2, 1966) was a Dutch physicist and physical chemist, and Nobel laureate in Chemistry. Born Petrus Josephus Wilhelmus Debije in Maastricht, Netherlands, Debye attended the Aachen University of Technology, Rhenish Prussia just 30 km away in 1901. He studied mathematics and classical physics, and, in 1905, received a degree in electrical engineering. In 1907, he published his first paper, a mathematically elegant solution of a problem involving eddy currents. At Aachen, he studied under the theoretical physicist Arnold Sommerfeld, who later claimed that his most important discovery was Peter Debye. In 1906, Sommerfe...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=37067 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paul Jozef Crutzen (born December 3, 1933, Amsterdam) is a Dutch Nobel prize winning atmospheric chemist. Crutzen is best known for his research on ozone depletion. He lists his main research interests as Stratospheric and tropospheric chemistry, and their role in the biogeochemical cycles and climate. He currently works at the Department of Atmospheric Chemistry at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, in Mainz, Germany the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, and at Seoul National University, South Korea. He was also a long-time adjunct professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and research professor at the department of Meteorology at Stockholm University, Sweden. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Jacobus Henricus Van 't Hoff, Peter Debye, Coenraad Johannes Van Houten, Paul Josef Crutzen, Izaak Kolthoff, J. L. C. Pompe Van Meerdervoort, Gerardus Johannes Mulder, Frits Böttcher. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Jacobus Hendrikus Van 't Hoff né le 30 août 1852 à Rotterdam et mort des suites de la tuberculose à Berlin en Allemagne le 1 mars 1911 est un chimiste néerlandais. Il reçoit le premier prix Nobel de chimie. Ses principaux travaux de recherche en chimie théorique et physique ont concerné les fondements de la représentation et de la modélisation stéréochimique des formes moléculaires dans l'espace, l'écriture et la modélisation des réactions en prenant systématiquement en compte les données thermodynamiques et l'aspect des corps chimiques, la caractérisation des équilibres chimiques et des vitesses de réaction. Il a expliqué la pression osmotique par la modélisation des solutions salines. Ce pionnier d'une chimie théorique rigoureuse a contribué à la création de la chimie physique telle que nous la connaissons aujourd'hui. Jacobus Van 't Hoff est né à Rotterdam dans une famille libérale, son père est un médecin cultivé, appartenant à la bourgeoisie francophile des Pays-Bas. Dès son plus jeune âge, Jacob est intéressé par les sciences pures. Si son père admet que la chimie soit une discipline instructive et une science formatrice, il lui dénie le droit d'être un métier honorable, constatant le mode de vie peu lucratif des scientifiques. Ainsi il force son fils à des études classiques au lycée, puis en 1869 lui abandonne une formation généraliste d'ingénieur à l'institut polytechnique de Delft. Jacob est alors un étudiant néo-romantique, rêvant sur la poésie de Byron et vibrant devant ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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