Strahler, Alan creator text nju 2013 6th ed. monographic eng

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xviii, 641 p. : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm Contents: Physical geography and the tools geographers use -- The Earth as a rotating planet -- The Earth's global energy balance -- Air temperature -- Atmospheric moisture and precipitation -- Winds and global circulation -- Weather systems -- Global climates and climate change -- Biogeographic processes -- Global geography -- Global soils -- Earth materials and plate tectonics -- Tectonic and volcanic landforms -- Weathering and mass wasting -- Freshwater of the continents -- Landforms made by running water -- Landforms made by waves and wind -- Glacial and periglacial landforms -- Climate definitions and boundaries -- Conversion factors -- Topographic map symbols -- Alan Strahler. Includes index. Physical geography G128.S89 550 Strahler, Alan H. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., [2013] Sixth edition. (DLC) 2013006718 9781118396209 (pbk.) 9781118291931 2013002836 DLC 130215 20220303134551.0 17627276 eng