UID:
almahu_9949697308702882
Format:
1 online resource (402 p.)
ISBN:
1-282-28946-2
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9786612289460
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0-08-095470-7
Series Statement:
International geophysics series ; v. 50
Content:
Global biogeochemical cycles
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Global Biogeochemical Cycles; Copyright Page; Contents; Authors; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 An Approach to the Subject; 1.2 This Text; Questions; References; Chapter 2. The Origin and Early Evolution of the Earth; 2.1 The Origin of the Elements; 2.2 The Origin of the Solar System; 2.3 Condensation; 2.4 Accretion of the Planets; 2.5 Early Evolution of the Earth; Questions; References; Chapter 3. Evolution and the Biosphere; 3.1 Origin and Evolution of Life; 3.2 The Machinery of Life
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3.3 The Functional Types of Molecules Produced by Living Organisms and Their Biogeochemical Significance3.4 The Ecological Organization of the Living World; 3.5 Overview of Major Biogeochemical Transformations; Questions; References; Chapter 4. Modeling BiogeochemicalCycles; 4.1 Introductory Remarks; 4.2 Reservoir Models and Cycles: Some Definitions; 4.3 Time-scales and Single Reservoir Systems; 4.4 Coupled Reservoirs; 4.5 Coupled Cycles; 4.6 Note on Transport Processes; 4.7 Note on Times of Mixing in the Atmosphere and Oceans; Questions; References
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Chapter 5. Equilibrium, Rate, and Natural Systems5.1 Thermodynamics; 5.2 Oxidation and Reduction; 5.3 Chemical Kinetics; 5.4 Non-equilibrium Natural Systems; 5.5 Summary; Questions; References; Chapter 6. Tectonic Processes, Continental Freeboard, and the Rate-controlling Step for Continental Denudation; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Erosion: A Capsule Summary; 6.3 Soils and the local Weathering Environment; 6.4 Slope Processes and the Susceptibility of lithologies to Erosion; 6.5 landforms, Tectonism, Sea level, and Erosion; 6.6 Erosion in Tectonically Active Areas; 6.7 Erosion of the Cratons
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6.8 The Effects of Transients: Continental Ice Sheets6.9 Conclusion; Questions; References; Chapter 7. Pedosphere; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Soil Constituents; 7.3 Weathering and Soil-forming Processes; 7.4 Soil and Biogeochemical Cycles; Questions; References; Chapter 8. Sediments: Their Interaction with Biogeochemical Cycles through Formation and Diagenesis; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Weathering and Formation of Sediments; 8.3 The Structure of Sediments; 8.4 Physicochemical Processes in Sediments; 8.5 Transformation of Organic and Inorganic Material; Questions; References; Chapter 9. The Oceans
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9.1 What is the Ocean?9.2 Ocean Circulation; 9.3 Biological Processes; 9.4 Chemistry of the Oceans; Questions; References; Chapter 10. The Atmosphere; 10.1 Definition; 10.2 The Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere; 10.3 Vertical Motions, Relative Humidity, and Clouds; 10.4 The Ozone Layer and the Stratosphere; 10.5 Horizontal Motions, Atmospheric Transport, and Dispersion; 10.6 Composition; 10.7 Atmospheric Water and Cloud Microphysics; 10.8 Trace Atmospheric Constituents; 10.9 Chemical Interactions of Trace Atmospheric Constituents
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10.10 Physical Transformations of Trace Substances in the Atmosphere
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-147685-5
Language:
English
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