New to This Edition. In recent years these high latitudes have undergone significant climatic changes. In order to promote understanding of the Polar Regions and in honor of the International Polar Year in —, this sixth edition of Geosystems emphasizes a high latitude theme throughout.
The book offers a series of High Latitude Connection features and a thorough treatment of the physical geography of the high latitudes. The sixth edition remains true to this legacy. For example, the book features coverage of the fact that in hurricanes reached Canada and for the first time a hurricane hit Brazil.
Other examples include expanded coverage of jet-contrail impacts on Earth-atmosphere energy budgets; new discussion of derechos— straight-line intense winds; and mention of the Atlantic hurricane season. These animations are interactive and will greatly augment classroom presentation and student comprehension.
The author has taken the Prentice Hall Geoscience animations and added pedagogy to help students understand and learn more efficiently about physical processes.
The familiar global climate map and climate category names are noted with the causes of climate. Each climograph features these genetic elements so that students learn the factors that produce each climate type. A detailed appendix presents the previous empirical system to assist in this transition.
Table of Contents 1. Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons. Earth's Modern Atmosphere. Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances. Global Temperatures. Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations. Water and Atmospheric Moisture.
Water Resources. Global Climate Systems. Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism. Climate change science appears throughout where relevant impacts are important. Multimedia experience —Active learners benefit from narrated animations, tutorials, video, and photography on the accompanying Companion Website.
All animations are included ready for the classroom. New to This Edition. New examples —Current examples like the near extinction of the Harlequin frog and changes in USDA hardiness zones give students a clear picture of the effects of climate change and the story being told.
Updated throughout —New data, reports, examples, and applications throughout the text support modern science and the modern classroom. The new Companion Website includes an eBook with integrated student animation tutorials and video that join the text and media.
A narrator guides students through animations that help students visualize Earth processes with a high degree of interactivity. Videos and satellite loops show dramatic images, including a compelling movie prepared by NASA that covers all 27 storms of the record-breaking hurricane season. Access codes are bound into new copies of the textbook, or may be purchased stand-alone at www. Table of Contents 1. About the Author s. Previous editions.
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