Earth's layers, their cycles and earth system science

Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 101, Issue , 2008, Pages 4-16

  Schlager, Wolfgang ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Earth system science; Geologic cycles; Geoscience

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH SCIENCE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; GEOLOGY; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 60349101135     PISSN: 20727151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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