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1 online resource (xvi, 627 pages) : illustrations (some color)

9780203995198, 9780415232944, 9786610149063, 9780415232937, 0203995198, 6610149062, 0415232945, 0415232937

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Part 1 Fundamentals: the physical environment - a starting point; energy and Earth. Part 2 Atmosphere: heat and energy in the atmosphere;4Moisture in the atmosphere; precipitation and evapotranspiration; the atmosphere in motion; weather-forming systems; micro and local climates; climate change. Part 3 Geosphere: Earth's geological structure and processes; the global ocean; rock formation and deformation; denudation, weathering and mass wasting; flowing water in the landscape; ice at the land surface; the work of the wind; the work of the sea. (Part contents).