EAN: 9783662641057

MISSION EARTH - DETLEF ANGERMANN ROLAND PAIL FL...

How does your cell phone know where you are right now? How is our planet changing due to
geodynamic processes and ongoing climate change? How can these changes be precisely measured
from space in order to obtain reliable information about the melting of ice sheets or the
threat to coastal regions from rising sea levels? This popular science book provides answers to
these and many other socially relevant questions. It is aimed at interested nonprofessionals
who want to learn more about our fascinating planet  but also at experts in natural sciences.
You are taken on an exciting journey through time from the first surveys in ancient times to
the satellite era  which is providing us with a global view of our home planet. Illustrative
examples demonstrate how deeply global positioning and navigation with satellites pervade our
daily life  and what fundamental contributions geodesy makes to understanding the Earth system
and determining the effects of climate change. With interview contributions by Günter Hein 
Harald Lesch and Stefan Rahmstorf. This book is a translation of the original German 1st
edition Mission Erde by Detlef Angermann et al.  published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 
part of Springer Nature in 2021. The translation was done with the help of artificial
intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). Content and language were
subsequently revised by the authors. Springer Nature works continuously to further the
development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the
authors.

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