Carbon in the Geobiosphere

- Earth's Outer Shell -
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-90-481-7022-7
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 25, 402 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 674 g

Reihe: Topics in Geobiology

The book covers the fundamentals of the biogeochemical behavior of carbon near the Earth’s surface. It is mainly a reference text for Earth and environmental scientists. It presents an overview of the origins and behavior of the carbon cycle and atmospheric carbon dioxide, and the human effects on them. The book can also be used for a one-semester course at an intermediate to advanced level addressing the behavior of the carbon and related cycles.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lerman, Abraham

Mackenzie, Fred T.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geochemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Umweltgeologie, Geoökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Brief Overview of Carbon on Earth.- Earth’s Volatile Beginnings.- Heat Balance of the Atmosphere and Carbon Dioxide.- Mineralogy, Chemistry, and Reaction Kinetics of the Major Carbonate Phases.- Carbon Dioxide in Natural Waters.- Isotopic Fractionation of Carbon: Inorganic and Biological Processes.- Sedimentary Rock Record and Oceanic and Atmospheric Carbon.- Weathering and Consumption of CO2.- Carbon in the Oceanic Coastal Margin.- Natural Global Carbon Cycle through Time.- The Carbon Cycle in the Anthropocene.