Call number:
AWI A1-19-92588
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
51 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
3881352376
Language:
English
Note:
Contents
Preface
Introduction
The Earth as a global system
Basic building blocks
Introduction
The atmosphere
The hydrosphere
The cryosphere
The geosphere
The biosphere
Global cycles
Introduction
The water cycle
Bio-geochemical cycles
Natural changes
Introduction
Crucial changes on characteristic time scales
The development of civilization and its consequences for the Earth system
Signals from a disturbed environment
Introduction
The changed environment
Problems caused by a growing world population
The world of tomorrow
Introduction
Climate models and their limits
Living in a greenhouse
searching for traces and solutions
The sciences being challenged
Introduction
Guidelines for a program of research into global changes
Science and politics take up the challenge: International and national research programs
Introduction
International efforts
Global Change research in Germany
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Bibliography: Illustrations
Location:
AWI Reading room
Branch Library:
AWI Library
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