Mountains from Space: Peaks and Ranges of the Seven Continents
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (836 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810959615 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Professor Stefan Dech holds a teaching chair for remote exploration at the University of Würzburg, Germany.Rüdiger Glaser is a climate researcher who holds the teaching chair for physical geography at the University of Freiburg, Germany.World-renowned mountaineer Reinhold Messner shares his unique perspective and experience along with other mountaineers like Stephen Venables, Christophe Profit, and Alexander Huber.
A Teaching Aid I am teaching a course on Mountains in an adult education program.The extraordinary illustrations in this book were very helpful.. Anne L. Harris said Outstanding Photos. The pictures from space are ones which we usually never see. They give a good sense of the vastness of the mountains on our earth. I will be reading this again and again.. "Used is OK!" according to Dorothy. I ordered this book, USED, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION and found it to be a former Library book and it WAS in excellent condition with wonderful photos. My only problem was that it didn't give an option for when I needed it (Christmas)and by the time it arrived, my son had returned to his home.
Now available to the public for the first time here, the most majestic peaks on all seven continents are visible as they never would be to the naked eye-in views taken from 500 to 15 miles above the Earth that reveal the entire mountain range at once, unobstructed by clouds, haze, and the refraction of light.Mountains from Space is much more than a collection of extraordinary pictures; it is a serious work of nonfiction about every important aspect of these fascinating geological formations, from their genesis by volcanic activity to their specific sociological features. Using highly specialized, advanced digital satellite imaging-first made possible in the year 2000 with the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission-this book presents an astounding collection of images of the Earth's mountain ranges carefully compiled over the course of five years by the German Remote Sensing Data Center. Contributions by esteemed scientists and mountaineers alike highlight this provocative study of our planet Earth.
. Professor Stefan Dech holds a teaching chair for remote exploration at the University of Würzburg, Germany.Rüdiger Glaser is a climate researcher who holds the teaching chair for physical geography at the University of Freiburg, Germany.World-renowned mountaineer Reinhold Messner shares his unique perspective and experience along with other mountaineers like Stephen Venables, Christophe Profit, and Alexander Huber