The Complete Earth: A Satellite Portrait of Our
- 作者
- 出版社 Quercus Books
- 出版时间 不详年
- ISBN 9781905204311
- 定价 410.70
内容简介
Combiningthedatafrom18ofthemostadvancedEarthsatelliteseverbuilt，NASAhasconstructedthemostdetailedglobalportraitofourplanetevercreated.TheCompleteEarthreproducesthisphotomapinitsentiretyandatfull-resolution，livinguptoitstitlebyrevealingthewholeplanet，cloud-free，ataresolutionof500mtoeverypixel，or90milestoeveryinch.AtthisscalewecanwecantracetheAmazonfromAndeanheadwaterstoAtlanticmouth，orexplorethetracklesssandseasoftheSahara，orfollowthecorrugatedridgesofhillsandmountainsthatmarkthefrontlineofIndia'stectonicassaultonEurasiaasifwewereinlow-Earthorbit.Theseimagesaresupplementedbyawealthofevenhigherresolutionsatelliteimagerythatzoomsinonnoteworthyfeatures-fromvolcanoestocities，riverdeltastoglaciers.Inaddition，12double-page-spreadschartoneyearinthelifeofourplanetastheyfollowtheebbandflowoftheseasonsacrosstheglobe：wewatchsnowfallintheNorthasitmeltsintheSouth，anddesertlandsbloomandfadeastherainscomeandgo.Accompanyingtheimages，abriefbutinformativetextexploresthehistoryofeachlandscape，explainingthehowandwhenofitsmountainranges，desertsandplains.
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