The state of the planet : frontiers and challenges in geophysics / Robert Stephen John Sparks, Christopher John Hawkesworth editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sparks, R. S. J. (Robert Stephen John), 1949-

Hawkesworth, C. J.

International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.

Series:

IUGG (Series) ; v. 19.

Geophysical monograph 0065-8448 ; 150.

Geophysical monograph, 0065-8448 ; 150

IUGG ; v. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geophysics--Research.

Geophysics.

Physical Description:

ix, 410 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Geophysical Union, 2004.

Summary:

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of theGeophysical Monograph Series, Volume 150. Perhaps the most pressing scientific challenge before us concernsour understanding of the Earth and environmental change, which isoccurring at a dramatic rate. Humanity can expect seriousdifficulties on the road ahead as a result, even to the point ofthreatening civilized progress itself. There is thus an urgent needto understand the state of the planet, to anticipate the effectsand consequences of environmental change, and if necessary takepreventive action. Our understanding of change and its consequences can onlyadvance, however, if we understand the Earth system well.Geophysics (sensu lato), one of the critical disciplines in theemerging interdisciplinary Earth System Science, forms the basis ofthe present book--which moves from the deepest parts of theEarth to surface environments, to a final discussion on theinterface between science and society. While depicting thefrontiers in each of their fields and focusing on presentchallenges, our contributing authors have also written for widereadership, specialists and non-specialists alike.

Notes:

"International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0875904157

OCLC:

56967287