12.090 | Spring 2007 | Undergraduate

The Environment of the Earth's Surface

The Environment of the Earth's Surface

Description:

The textbook explains the physical and chemical processes shaping Earth’s surface. It connects energy, water, fluid flow, weathering, soil formation, topography, groundwater, topographic mapping, river dynamics, and sediment transport.

 

Key Topics

  • Surface energy budgets
  • Water and soil chemistry
  • Weathering and regolith
  • Groundwater flow
  • Rivers and sediment

Author: John Southard

Resource Type:
Open Textbooks
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The Environment of the Earth's Surface

Course Info

Spring 2007