The earth's dynamic systems A textbook in physical geology

The book presents and discusses two major energy systemsthat make the Earth a dynamic planet: one is a hydrologic system, the circulation of waterover the Earth's surface, which involves the movement of water in the ocean, rivers, underground, and in glaciers. The other is the tectonic system,...

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Huvudupphovsman: William Kenneth Hamblin
Materialtyp: Bok
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Publicerad: New York MacMillan 1989
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Sammanfattning:The book presents and discusses two major energy systemsthat make the Earth a dynamic planet: one is a hydrologic system, the circulation of waterover the Earth's surface, which involves the movement of water in the ocean, rivers, underground, and in glaciers. The other is the tectonic system, the movement of material powered by heat from the Earth's interior. This system involves the evolution of continents and ocean basins, and mountain-building