Global Warming and Global Cooling
Evolution of Climate on Earth
By- O.G. Sorokhtin, Moscow State University, Russia
- Leonid F. Khilyuk Ph.D., Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
- G.V. Chilingarian, School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2531, USA
Audience
Civil and environmental engineers; geologists
Included in series
Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Hardbound, 330 Pages
Published: July 2007
Imprint: Elsevier
ISBN: 978-0-444-52815-5
Contents
- 1. Global Evolution of the Earth. 2. Outgassing of the earth and Formation of Hydrosphere and Atmosphere. 3. Role of Iron in the Formation of Atmosphere. 4. Evolution of Oceanic Crust. 5. Origin of Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrogen and Oxygen in the Atmosphere. 6. Evolution of Pressure and Composition of Atmosphere. 7. Evolution of Partial Pressure of Nitrogen in Atmosphere. 8. Generation of Abiogenic Methane and Origin of Life on the Earth. 9. Green House Effect (Global Warming). 10. Origin of Ice Ages. 11. Bacterial Nature of Glacial Periods. 12. Evolution of Climates.
