Earth's early atmosphere and oceans, and the origin of life. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: George H. Shaw.
• Authors: Shaw, George H, 1945-
• Contents: Preface ; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter-1; Introduction; References; Chapter-2; Accretional History of Earth; 2.1 The Accreting Material; 2.2 Accretional History; References; Chapter-3; Ocean Basin and Continental Evolution; References; Chapter-4; Degassing Processes and Chemistry; References; Chapter-5; The Underlying Chemical Nature of Life; References; Chapter-6; The Miller-Urey Experiment and Prebiotic Chemistry; References; Chapter-7; A Pathway to the First Organism; References; Chapter-8; An Organic Carbon Rich Surface and the Source of Primitive tRNA on Earth; References. Chapter-9Evolution of the Atmosphere During the Hadean and Archean; References; Chapter-10; The Faint Young Sun Problem; References; Chapter-11; The Origin of Oxygenic Photosynthesis and Its Impact on the Atmosphere; 11.1 Earliest Photosynthesis; 11.2 The Geologic Record of Carbon Isotopes in Sedimentary Rocks and the Rise of Oxygen; 11.3 The Ultimate Source of Oxidation; 11.4 A More Realistic (and More Complex) Carbon Budget for the Archean; References; Chapter-12; What Can We Learn from Other Planets?; 12.1 Venus; 12.2 Mars; References; Chapter-13; Summary; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.51; Earth sciences; Atmosphere; Life -- Origin; Atmospheric chemistry; Physical geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Atmosphere; Atmospheric chemistry; Earth's origin; Life -- Origin; Physical geography; Earth Sciences; Biogeosciences; Planetology; Popular Earth Science; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Science -- Earth Sciences -- General; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Geography; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Planetology; Ecology; Biogeography; Earth (Planet) -- Origin; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319219721; 3319219723
• Related ISBNs: 9783319219714; 3319219715
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 12, 2015).
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