Description: 1. Global Change. 2. Daisyworld: An Introduction to Systems. 3. Global Energy Balance: The Greenhouse Effect. 4. The Atmospheric Circulation System. 5. The Circulation of the Oceans. 6. Modeling the Atmosphere-Ocean System. 7. Circulation of the Solid Earth: Plate Tectonics. 8. Recycling of the Elements: The Carbon Cycle. 9. Focus on the Biota: Metabolism, EcoSystems and Biodiversity. 10. Origin of the Earth and of Life. 11. Effect of Life on the Atmosphere: The Rise of Oxygen and Ozone. 12. Long-Term Climate Regulation. 13. Biodiversity Through Earth History. 14. Pleistocene Glaciations. 15. Short-Term Climate Variability. 16. Global Warming. 17. Ozone Depletion. 18. Human Threats to Biodiversity. 19. Climate Stability on Earth and Earth-Like Planets. Appendix A: Units and Unit Conversions. Appendix B: Temperature Conversions. Appendix C: Periodic Table. Appendix D: Useful Facts. Glossary. Index.

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