Landscapes on the Edge

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  • Landscapes on the Edge Book Detail

  • Author : National Research Council
  • Release Date : 2010-04-25
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Genre : Science
  • Pages : 180
  • ISBN 13 : 0309140242
  • File Size : 4,4 MB
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Landscapes on the Edge by National Research Council PDF Summary

Book Description: During geologic spans of time, Earth's shifting tectonic plates, atmosphere, freezing water, thawing ice, flowing rivers, and evolving life have shaped Earth's surface features. The resulting hills, mountains, valleys, and plains shelter ecosystems that interact with all life and provide a record of Earth surface processes that extend back through Earth's history. Despite rapidly growing scientific knowledge of Earth surface interactions, and the increasing availability of new monitoring technologies, there is still little understanding of how these processes generate and degrade landscapes. Landscapes on the Edge identifies nine grand challenges in this emerging field of study and proposes four high-priority research initiatives. The book poses questions about how our planet's past can tell us about its future, how landscapes record climate and tectonics, and how Earth surface science can contribute to developing a sustainable living surface for future generations.

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