Earth System Science : From Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Changes /: From Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Changes. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Jacobson, Robert J. Charlson, Henning Rodhe, Gordon H. Orians.
• Authors: Jacobson, Michael; Charlson, Robert J; Rodhe, Henning; Orians, Gordon H
• Contents: Part One: Basic Concepts for Earth System Science; ; 1. Introduction: Biogeochemical Cycles as Fundamental Constructs for Studying Earth System Science and Global Change; 2. The Origin and Early Evolution of the Earth; 3. Evolution and the Biosphere; 4. Modeling Biogeochemical Cycles; 5. Equilibrium, Rate, and Natural Systems; ; Part Two: Properties of and Transfers between the Key Reservoirs; 6. Water and the Hydrosphere; 7. The Atmosphere; 8. Soils, Watershed Processes, and Marine Sediments; 9. Tectonic Processes and Erosion; 10. The Oceans; ; Part Three: Biogeochemical Cycles; 11. The Global Carbon Cycle; 12. The Nitrogen Cycle; 13. The Sulfur Cycle; 14. The Phosphorus Cycle; 15. Trace Metals. Part Four: Integration; 16. Acid-Base & Oxidation-Reduction Balances of the Earth; 17. The Coupling of Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate: Forcings, Feedbacks, and Responses; 18. Ice Sheets & the Ice-Core Record of Climate Change; 19. Human Modification of the Earth System: Global Change; Answers to Questions; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 550; Biogeochemical cycles; Environmental geochemistry; Global environmental change
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080530642; 0080530648
• Related ISBNs: 012379370X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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