Modern Earth Geography
This issue is dedicated to the 250th anniversary of Alexander Humboldt, a pioneer of the Earth sciences. The articles presented in this issue consider the present-day geography as the study of the Earth as a planet, a research into global processes and man as part of the planetary entity. They outline the foundations of interdisciplinary relations of the Earth sciences and present new empirical conclusions free from a priori dogma. The articles aim at the development of the integral area of knowledge which subject is the Earth system, and, at the same time, it is an important academic subject. This volume is intended to be used by a wide range of researchers studying the planet: physical geographers, geologists, oceanographers, meteorologists, and astrophysicists.