Earth System Monitoring: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology
John . Ed(S): Orcutt
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hardcover. These 19 authoritative, peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology cover a wealth of data-collection systems, ranging from remote sensing to ocean-based monitoring stations. The volume includes a full glossary. Editor(s): Orcutt, John. Num Pages: 524 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RB; RGW; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 943.
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 need to establish measurements over time can only be made using Earth observations and observatories with exacting standards and continuous data. The 19 peer-reviewed contributions in this volume provide early insights into this emerging view of Earth in both ... Read more
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 need to establish measurements over time can only be made using Earth observations and observatories with exacting standards and continuous data. The 19 peer-reviewed contributions in this volume provide early insights into this emerging view of Earth in both ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
Number of Pages
518
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461456834
SKU
V9781461456834
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99-15
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