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The Blue Planet

An Introduction to Earth System Science

Authors: Daniel B. Botkin, Brian J. Skinner, Stephen C. Porter

Edition Number: 2

ISBN: 9780471161141

Format: Hardback

Pages: 576

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons

Published Date: 02/08/1999

Price: $116.38

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Overview

The image of Earth on the front cover was acquired from the GOES-8 Imager by the Laboratory for Atmosphere at NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. It was taken on September 2, 1994, using two channels for the Imager to produce a "natural color" effect.

The photos on the back cover illustrate the four spheres of the Earth system (the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere) together with changes being produced by human activities.