Authored by world-class scientists and scholars, The Handbook of
Natural Resources, Second Edition, is an excellent reference for
understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the
degradation of ecological integrity and the sustainability of life.
Based on the content of the bestselling and CHOICE-awarded
Encyclopedia of Natural Resources, this new edition demonstrates
the major challenges that the society is facing for the
sustainability of all well-being on the planet Earth. The
experience, evidence, methods, and models used in studying natural
resources are presented in six stand-alone volumes, arranged along
the main systems of land, water, and air. It reviews
state-of-the-art knowledge, highlights advances made in different
areas, and provides guidance for the appropriate use of remote
sensing and geospatial data with field-based measurements in the
study of natural resources. Volume 6, Atmosphere and Climate,
covers atmospheric pollution and the complexity of atmospheric
systems and their interactions with human activity. As an excellent
reference for fundamental information on air systems, the handbook
includes coverage of acid rain and nitrogen deposition, air
pollutants, elevated carbon dioxide, atmospheric circulation
patterns, and climate change effects on polar regions and
climatology. New in this edition are discussions on aerosols
monitoring and mapping, greenhouse gases, the Greenland ice sheet,
and mountainous regions. This book presents the key processes,
methods, and models used in studying the impact of air pollution on
ecosystems worldwide. Written in an easy-to-reference manner, The
Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition, as individual
volumes or as a complete set, is an essential reading for anyone
looking for a deeper understanding of the science and management of
natural resources. Public and private libraries, educational and
research institutions, scientists, scholars, and resource managers
will benefit enormously from this set. Individual volumes and
chapters can also be used in a wide variety of both graduate and
undergraduate courses in environmental science and natural science
at different levels and disciplines, such as biology, geography,
earth system science, and ecology.
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