Mountains

Book · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5390551

Fuller, M

This book covers the following topics: Above the forest: the alpine tundra; Solar energy, water, wind and soil in mountains; Mountain weather; Mountain building and plate tectonics; Mountain walls: forming, changing, and disappearing; Living high: mountain ecosystems; Distribution of mountain plants and animals; On foot in the mountains: how to hike and backpack; Ranges and peaks of the world. Map and guidebook sources, natural history and mountain adventure trips, mountain environmental education centers and programs, and sources of information on trails for the handicapped are included.

• OSTI ID: 5390551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
MOUNTAINS
ECOSYSTEMS
GEOGRAPHY
SOLAR ENERGY
PLATE TECTONICS
SOILS
WIND
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
TECTONICS
140100* - Solar Energy- Resources & Availability
540210 - Environment
Terrestrial- Basic Studies- (1990-)