Publication

2011 - Elsevier Science, Burlington, Vermont

Language

English

Word Count

148,250 words, Guess

Page Count

593 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

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Classifications

  • DDC551.1
  • LCCQE511 .C66
  • LCCQE511 .C66 2011

Description

Earth as an Evolving Planetary System explores key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle over the last four billion years. This Second Edition features exciting new information on Earth and planetary evolution and examines how all subsystems in our planet-crust, mantle, core, atmosphere, oceans and life-have worked together and changed over time.ỚKent Condie synthesizes data from the fields of oceanography, geophysics, planetology, and geochemistry to address Earth's evolution. Two new chapters on the Supercontinent Cycle and on Great Events in Eart.

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