Acknowledgements
Special thanks are expressed to the following colleagues for their many helpful comments and suggestions, offered primarily while reviewing various editions of this text.
- M. James Aldrich, North Carolina State University
- Burton A. Amundson, Sacramento City College
- James L. Baer, Brigham Young University
- David M. Best, Northern Arizona University
- Peter S. Dahl, Kent State University
- George H. Davis, University of Arizona
- Steven Dent, Northern Kentucky University
- C. Patrick Ervin, Northern Illinois University
- James R. Firby, University of Nevada at Reno
- John A. Grant, Buffalo State College
- R. H. Grant, University of New Brunswick
- Ronald Harris, Brigham Young University
- Charles W. Hickcox, Emory University
- Roger D. Hoggan, Ricks College
- Roger Hooke, University of Minnesota
- Warren D. Huff, University of Cincinnati
- W. Calvin James, Ohio State University
- Lois Breur Krasue, Clemson University
- David London, University of Oklahoma
- David B. Loope, University of Nebraska
- George W. Moore, Oregon State University
- Thomas Morris, Brigham Young University
- David A. Mustart, San Francisco State University
- David Nash, University of Cincinnati
- Richard S. Naylor, Northeastern University
- Hallan C. Noltimier, Ohio State University
- John K. Osmond, Florida State University
- Arthur L. Reesman,Vanderbilt University
- John R. Reid, University of North Dakota
- Steven M. Richardson, Iowa State University
- Malcolm J. Rutherford, Brown University
- Bryan Tapp, University of Tulsa
- Sam B. Upchurch, University of South Florida
- Kenneth Van Dellen, Macomb Community College
The artists who contributed to this and previous editions of Earth’s Dynamic Systems deserve special recognition. William L. Chesser executed the drawings for the first edition. Many of his fine illustrations have been digitally remastered and reappear here. Robert Pack, Dale Claflin, Russell McMullin, Barney McKay Design Group, James Miller, Rick Showalter, and Keryn Ross also prepared figures. Kirsten Thompson did much of the page layout and design, and Kim Sullivan and Eric Tingey helped keep the computers running. We also acknowledge the cooperation of Pearson Education/Prentice Hall in allowing us to present this version on the web.