Atmosphere

Summary Iain explains the geological paradoxes how our green planet's atmosphere is both destructive and protective, mighty and vulnerable, vital to life's metabolism and altered by it. Its many layers have different functions, notably in climatic processes. Its alteration is crucial to climatic change, both natural cyclical and the man-caused greenhouse effect. As winds, ultimately powered by solar energy, deified in various cultures, it shapes matter trough erosion and moves lots of it, especially rains and dust. It also allows air travel.

S1.E2 ∙ Atmosphere

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Iain Stewart Leo Houlding Victor Baker Jerry Wiant

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 26, 2007

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) National Geographic Channel

Summary Iain explains the geological paradoxes how our green planet's atmosphere is both destructive and protective, mighty and vulnerable, vital to life's metabolism and altered by it. Its many layers have different functions, notably in climatic processes. Its alteration is crucial to climatic change, both natural cyclical and the man-caused greenhouse effect. As winds, ultimately powered by solar energy, deified in various cultures, it shapes matter trough erosion and moves lots of it, especially rains and dust. It also allows air travel.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 26, 2007

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) National Geographic Channel

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