Evolution of Earth and its climate birth, life and death of Earth

The book reviews the current physical theory of Earth's global evolution, its origin, structure and composition, the process of€Earth's core formation, Earth's energy, and the nature of its tectonomagnetic activity. The book also deals with the origin of the Moon and its influence on...

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Main Author: Sorokhtin, O. G.
Other Authors: Chilingarian, G. V., Sorokhtin, N. O.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Science Ltd. ©2011, 2011
Series:Developments in earth & environmental sciences
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Summary:The book reviews the current physical theory of Earth's global evolution, its origin, structure and composition, the process of€Earth's core formation, Earth's energy, and the nature of its tectonomagnetic activity. The book also deals with the origin of the Moon and its influence on our planet's evolution. Based on the integral positions of this theory, the book analyzes the issues of the origin of the hydrosphere and atmosphere, and the conception and evolution of life on Earth. The monograph also reviews the adiabatic theory of the greenhouse effect developed by the authors, and the ef
Physical Description:online resource (576 pages)
ISBN:0444537589
0444537570
9780444537577
9780444537584