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Author:   M.I. Budyko
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1986 ed.
Volume:   9
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.760kg
ISBN:  

9789027721402

ISBN 10:   9027721408
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   30 September 1986
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 The Structure of the Biosphere.- 1.1. The Boundaries of the Biosphere.- 1.2. The Atmosphere.- 1.3. The Hydrosphere.- 1.4. The Lithosphere.- 1.5. Organisms.- 2 Solar Radiation Andits Transformations.- 2.1. Solar Radiation.- 2.2. The Energy Balance.- 2.3. Distribution of the Energy Balance Components.- 3 Climate And Geographical Zones.- 3.1. Contemporary Climate.- 3.2. Polar Ice.- 3.3. The Theory of Climate.- 3.4. The Hydrological Cycle.- 3.5. Geographical Zones.- 4 Plants.- 4.1. Plants in the Biosphere.- 4.2. The Thermal and Water Regimes of Plants.- 4.3. Photosynthesis.- 4.4. The Productivity of Vegetation Cover.- 5 Animals.- 5.1. Animals in the Biosphere.- 5.2. The Heat Regime of Animals and Man.- 5.3. Ecological Systems.- 6 History of the Biosphere.- 6.1. Origin of the Biosphere.- 6.2. Geochronologic Scale and the History of Organisms.- 6.3. Lithosphere and Hydrosphere.- 7 Changes of the Atmosphere.- 7.1. Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere and the Life Activity of Organisms.- 7.2. Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere in Phanerozoic Time.- 7.3. Climates in the Geological Past.- 7.4. Causes of Climatic Change.- 8 The Evoluton of Organisms.- 8.1. Abiotic Factors of Evolution.- 8.2. Critical Epochs in Geological History.- 8.3. Macroevolution.- 9 Man and Biosphere.- 9.1. Formation of the Noosphere.- 9.2. The Origin of Man.- 9.3. The Impact of Ancient Man on the Biosphere.- 9.4. Contemporary Man’s Impact on the Biosphere.- 10 The Future of the Biosphere.- 10.1. Modern Climatic Change.- 10.2. Expected Changes of the Biosphere.- 10.3. Man in the Universe.- 10.4 Preservation of the Biosphere.- Conclusion.- References.

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`...well worth reading ... one can say that the biologists gracefully accept the contribution to the discussion of evolution from such an outstanding geophysicist.' Beitrage zur Physik der Atmosphare, 3/1987

'...well worth reading ... one can say that the biologists gracefully accept the contribution to the discussion of evolution from such an outstanding geophysicist.' Beitrage zur Physik der Atmosphare, 3/1987

...well worth reading ... one can say that the biologists gracefully accept the contribution to the discussion of evolution from such an outstanding geophysicist.' BeitrAge zur Physik der AtmosphAre, 3/1987

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