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2008, Oceanography 21(3):107–108, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.45
BOOK REVIEW | Our Changing Planet: The View from Space
Book Information | Reviewer | First Paragraph | Full Review | Citation
Book Information
Our Changing Planet: The View from Space
Edited by Michael D. King, Claire L. Parkinson, Kim C. Partington, and Robin G. Williams, Cambridge University Press, 2007, 390 pages, ISBN 978-0-521-82870-3, Hardcover, $45 US
Reviewer
Tom Garrison | Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA, USA
First Paragraph
In his lengthy foreword, astronaut Piers Sellers sets the tone for this beautiful book: "…there are dozens of beautiful coffee table books out there full of Earth images. I should know; I have a stack of them at home… But this book is more than just a succession of attractive images; it penetrates deeply into the science of what is being observed; not just the what, but also the how, the why, the where and when." Exactly! Here is a superb summary of the present state of Earth systems science by some of the planet's most effective practitioners of remote sensing and analysis.
Full Review
Citation
Garrison, T. 2008. Review of Our Changing Planet: The View from Space, edited by M.D. King, C.L. Parkinson, K.C. Partington, and R.G. Williams. Oceanography 21(3):107–108, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.45.