The solid portion of the earth. It is also known as the lithosphere. From a technical standpoint, the geosphere includes inner parts of the earth virtually inaccessible to human study, the inner and outer core and mantle, as well as the outermost...

The term Geosphere is often used to refer to the densest parts of Earth, which consist mostly of rock and regolith. [1]. The term originally applies to the four nested geospheres identified since Meteorology (Aristotle) with the states of terrestrial...

GEOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTIONS AND CLIMATE Lennart O. Bengtsson and Claus U. Hammer, 2001, 302 pp., $74.95, hardbound, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-78238-4 Modern climate scientists are becoming increasingly savvy at explaining variations of contemporary climate, such as El Nino/La Nina transitions and the gradual...

Whole earth catalog of research The view of the earth from space impressed upon scientists how intertwined are the planet's oceans, atmosphere, continents and life. "Indeed, it has become increasingly evident that the most scientifically challenging and socially important problems facing the...