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2021 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
12. Environment from the Vantage Point of Space
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Abstract
Scientific understanding of the Earth and its environment has seen a profound transformation and is spurred by the quest for knowledge about our planet and by an urge to make it a better place for future generations. The Earth is a dynamic planet where the processes operating inside it and on its surface have been changing continuously during its 4.6 billion years of existence. The geographic distribution of continents and the ocean basins also have been changing over time—as have the atmosphere and biota. While some of the processes that have shaped the earth are related to the relentless geophysical forces acting over millions of years, others processes reflect more rapid actions of water, wind, biota, and—more recently—human society.