xvii, 390 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm
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Includes index
Foreword / P.J. Sellers -- Preface / M.D. King, C.L. Parkinson, K.C. Partington, R.G. Williams -- Acknowledgments -- [pt. 1]. The dynamic atmosphere -- Introduction / M.D. King -- Clouds : are the shutters of the Earth changing? / D.P. Wylie, W.P. Menzel -- Cloud optical and microphysical properties / M.D. King -- clouds and the Earth's radiation budget / N.G. Loeb, T. Wong -- Water vapor / B.J. Soden -- A world of rain / R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman, S. Curtis -- Hurricanes : connections with climate change / J.B. Halverson -- Lightning / S.J. Goodman, D.E. Buechler, E.W. McCaul, Jr. -- Warming and cooling of the atmosphere / Q. Fu, M. Johanson -- Dust in the wind / N.C. Husu, S.,-C. Tsay, M.D. King, D.J. Diner -- Atmospheric pollution : a global problem / D.P. Edwards -- Ship tracks / S. Platnick -- Airplane contrails / P. Minnis -- Weekly cycle of nitrogen dioxide pollution from space / S. Beirle, U. Platt, T. Wagner, M.O. Wenig. J.F. Gleason -- The ozone hole / R.D. McPeters -- The chlorine threat to Earth's ozone shield / M.L. Santee --
[pt. 2]. The vital land -- Introduction / K.C. Partington -- The San Andreas fault : adjustments in the Earth's crust / D.T. Sandwell, B.R. Smith -- Mt. Pinatubo : an enduring volcanic hazard / P.J. Mounginis-Mark -- Extreme floods / S. Caquard, G.R. Brakenridge -- Satellite monitoring of Ebola virus hemorrhagic fever epidemics / J.E. Pinzon, C.J. Tucker -- Snow cover : the most dynamic feature on the Earth's surface / D.K. Hall, J.L. Foster -- Glaciers : scribes of climate ; harbingers of change / D.K. Hall, R.S. Williams, Jr. -- Boreal forests : a lengthening growing season / K.C. McDonald, J.S. Kimball -- Soil moisture : a critical underlying role / M.F. Jasinski, T.J. Jackson, M. Owe, B.A. Cosgrove -- The sunlit Earth / C.B. Schaaf -- Temperature of the land surface / Z. Wan --
[pt. 3]. The restless ocean -- Introduction / R.G. Williams -- Ocean bathymetry and plate tectonics / D.T. Sandwell -- Ocean surface topography and circulation / L.-L. Fu -- Heat in the ocean / P.J. Minnett -- Sea level rise / G.T. Mitchum R.S. Nerem -- Tides / R.D. Ray -- Winds over ocean / W.T. Liu, X. Xie -- The stormy Atlantic / D.K. Woolf, I.S. Robinson -- The ocean biosphere / C.R. McClain, G.C. Feldman -- Coccolithophores and the 'Sea of milk' / W.M. Balch -- Coral bleaching / G. Liu, A.E. Strong -- Hunting red tides from space / K.L. Carner, J.J. Walsh, J.P. Cannizzaro -- Marine sediments / J.G. Acker -- Tsunamis / R. Scharroo -- [pt. 4]. The frozen caps -- Introduction / K.C. Partington -- Antarctica : a continent revealed / K.C. Jezek -- Ice sheets on the move / E. Rignot, I. Joughin -- Ice sheets and the threat to global sea level / R.H. Thomas, R.A. Bindschadler -- The great white ocean : the Arctic's changing sea ice cover / C.L. Parkinson -- Bound together : Arctic sea ice, ocean, and atmosphere / C.L. Parkinson -- Sea ice : the shifting crust of the Southern Ocean / M.R. Drinkwater, J.C. Comiso -- Antarctic Polynyas : ventilation, bottom water, and high productivity for the world's oceans / J. C. Comiso, M.R. Drinkwater --
[pt. 5]. Evidence of our tenure -- Introduction / C.L. Parkinson -- Mapping the ancient Maya landscape from space / T.L. Sever, D.E. Irwin -- Global land use changes / J.A. Foley, N. Ramankutty, B. Leff, H.K. Gibbs -- The changing role of fire on Earth / D.P. Roy, C.O. Justice -- The tropical rain forest : threatened powerhouse of the biosphere / K.C. McDonald, B. Chapman, J.S. Kimball, R. Zimmermann -- The green wave / L. Zhou, R.K. Kaufmann, C.J. Tucker, R.B. Myneni -- Monitoring urban areas globally and locally / A. Schneider -- Gray wave of the great transformation / M.L. Imhoff, L. Bounoua, J.M. Shepherd -- Urban heat islands / D. A. Quattrochi, M.G. Estes, Jr., C.A. Laymon, W.L. Crosson, B.F. Howell, J.C. Luvall, D.L. Rickman -- Urbanization in China : the Pearl River delta example / K.C. Seto -- Water issues in the fertile crescent : irrigation in southeastern Turkey / M. Ozdogan, C.E. Woodcock, G.D. Salvucci -- Chronicling the destruction of Eden : the draining of the Iraqi marshes / G.T. Koeln, Y. Naficy, C.L. Parkinson -- Destruction of the Aral Sea / P.P. Micklin -- The desiccation of Lake Chad / M.T. Coe, C. Birkett -- Industrial pollution in the Russian Arctic / W.G. Rees -- Oil spills at sea / F. Parthiot --
Epilogue -- Appendix 1 : Satellites and satellite orbits / M. D. King -- Appendix 2 : Glossary -- Appendix 3 : Acronyms -- Appendix 4 : Contributors -- Index -- About the editors
Examines what orbital imagery tells us about the atmosphere, land, ocean, and polar ice caps of our planet and the ways that it changes naturally, and in response to human activity
