Introduction to Environmental Physics

There is a growing awareness of environmental issues among people of all ages. In order to appreciate the complex nature of our environment it is necessary to understand the physical principles that underpin it. Environmental Physics is concerned with the physics of environmental processes and issues, particularly where these involve interactions between the atmosphere, the lithosphere, the hydrosphere and biosphere. Environmental Physics challenges the way that we think about how and why environmental change occurs. It involves themes as varied as atmospheric and oceanic circulation, energy transfers from people and buildings, energy production monitoring pollution and the emergence of extreme weather behaviours. Introduction to Environmental Physics explores the physics of our global environment, much of which goes unnoticed, and explores a range of interlocking subjects, including: survival the built and urban environment - especially where this relates to health energy sources - including renewable energies satellite remote sensing the atmosphere - and the issues of ozone depletion and global warming soils and the biosphere This pioneering book is aimed at post-16 students, undergraduates in the physical, life and medical sciences, and the general reader who wishes to learn more about the role of physcial processes in the environmentMason, Nigel J. is the author of 'Introduction to Environmental Physics' with ISBN 9780748407651 and ISBN 0748407650.