Earth System Science

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Earth System Science

• Introduction to Systems Thinking

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Earth System Science

• Systems Concept
• System a group of interrelated and interacting
  objects and phenomena any portion of the
  universe that can be isolated from the rest of
  the universe for the purpose of observing changes
• Surroundings the region outside the boundaries
  of the system

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Earth System Science

• Systems Concept
• System
• Classification
• Nature of the boundary
• Open
• Closed
• Isolated

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Earth System Science

• Systems Concept
• System
• Classification
• Energy and Work
• Dynamic
• Static
• Most Earth systems are open and dynamic

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Earth System Science
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Earth System Science

• Systems Concept
• The systems concept allows us to construct models
  of systems that can then be used to predict the
  consequences of a change (e.g. emission of
  greenhouse gases) on different parts of the system

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Earth System Science

• Systems Concept
• Earth System Science study of the
  interconnections among different Earth systems
  and the changes that occur in them with time.

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Earth System Science
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Earth System Science

• Systems Concept
• Gaia Hypothesis
• James Lovelock British biochemist
• Lynn Margulis American biologist