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Observing the Earth System: From Parts to the Whole
Viewing Earth from afar helps scientists learn more about how the parts of the planet we observe up close - forests, clouds, the ocean, glaciers, exploding volcanoes, and eroding rocks - are all connected. With new observing systems in space as well as an increased number of high-tech sensors on land and in the ocean, we’re able to fit the pieces together to see the whole picture
“Spheres” within the Earth system include the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, and geosphere.
Earth as a System of
Interconnected Spheres
The parts of the Earth system are often described as “spheres”: the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere/cryosphere, and geosphere. The Sun and its surrounding heliosphere are a critical part of the Earth system too, as energy from the Sun drives multiple processes affecting Earth’s atmosphere, land, and oceans.
While it is important to understand each sphere on its own, it is just as important to understand the interactions between the spheres that make up the entire Earth system. For instance, the biosphere consists of all life on the planet, including humans, as well as the components of the spheres necessary for plants, animals, and other organisms to survive. But human activities continue to alter the biosphere, which then affects other spheres, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and cryosphere. Changes in those parts of the Earth system can in turn directly impact the biosphere and the lives that comprise it.
The hydrosphere and cryosphere Floating sea ice interacts with marine currents off the eastern coast of Canada, exhibiting the dynamic relationship between water and ice.
The atmosphere and biosphere interact in this primary tropical rainforest of Sal Guian, showcases the interconnected nature of Earth's systems
The formation of mountains in areas of higher elevation through plate tectonics, create places where snow and ice accumulate from which glaciers form.
DONATIONS
Tip Jars will be available at events throughout the week, no donation too small, to defray costs.
Or, you can make checks payable to Tree Commission with Saugerties Earth Day Week on the Memo line.
Drop in the box outside, or mail to:
Village of Saugerties
43 Partition Street
Saugerties, NY 12477
Attention: Paula Kerbert