Polar Environments and Global Change

Polar Environments and Global Change

Author: Roger G. Barry

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-08-09

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 1108423167

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Surveys atmospheric, oceanic and cryospheric processes, present and past conditions, and changes in polar environments.


The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit

The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit

Author: Jan Zalasiewicz

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-03-07

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 110847523X

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Reviews the evidence underpinning the Anthropocene as a geological epoch written by the Anthropocene Working Group investigating it. The book discusses ongoing changes to the Earth system within the context of deep geological time, allowing a comparison between the global transition taking place today with major transitions in Earth history.