Carbon in the Geobiosphere - Earth's Outer Shell - /

Carbon and carbon dioxide always played an important role in the geobiosphere that is part of the Earth's outer shell and surface environment. The book's eleven chapters cover the fundamentals of the biogeochemical behavior of carbon near the Earth's surface, in the atmosphere, minera...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Mackenzie, Fred T. (Author), Lerman, Abraham (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Topics in Geobiology ; 25
Subjects:
Biogeography.
Biochemistry.
Oceanography.
Environment.
Biogeosciences.
Ocean Sciences.
Environmental Sciences.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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