Breaking down traditional disciplinary barriers, this is an accessible, holistic introduction to the importance of water in Earth's physical and biological environments. With all the necessary background information, numerous examples and illustrations, and extensive exercises, this is the ideal introductory textbook for students on water courses.
Breaking down traditional disciplinary barriers, this is an accessible, holistic introduction to the importance of water in Earth's physical and biological environments. With all the necessary background information, numerous examples and illustrations, and extensive exercises, this is the ideal introductory textbook for students on water courses.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Peter D. Blanken is a Professor and former Chair of the Department of Geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he has taught courses in climatology and biometeorology for over 25 years. His research appears in almost 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and several book chapters. He is co-author of Microclimate and Local Climate (2016, Cambridge University Press), and has served on the Editorial Board of the Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society for over 20 years.
Inhaltsangabe
1. The historical significance of water 2. The composition of water 3. The properties of water 4. The origin of water 5. The distribution of liquid water 6. The distribution of ice 7. Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation 8. Melting and freezing, sublimation and deposition 9. Liquid water weathering, erosion, and landforms 10. Cold region processes and landforms 11. The ascent of water within vegetation 12. Transpiration 13. Water and thermoregulation: amphibians, reptiles, and insects 14. Water and thermoregulation: humans 15. Water quality 16. Changes in evaporation and humidity.
1. The historical significance of water 2. The composition of water 3. The properties of water 4. The origin of water 5. The distribution of liquid water 6. The distribution of ice 7. Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation 8. Melting and freezing, sublimation and deposition 9. Liquid water weathering, erosion, and landforms 10. Cold region processes and landforms 11. The ascent of water within vegetation 12. Transpiration 13. Water and thermoregulation: amphibians, reptiles, and insects 14. Water and thermoregulation: humans 15. Water quality 16. Changes in evaporation and humidity.
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