UID:
almahu_9948026189102882
Format:
1 online resource (373 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-05444-5
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9786611054441
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0-08-050740-9
Content:
The interactions of biogeochemical cycles influence and maintain our climate system. Land use and fossil fuel emissions are currently impacting the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur on land, in the atmosphere, and in the oceans.This edited volume brings together 27 scholarly contributions on the state of our knowledge of earth system interactions among the oceans, land, and atmosphere. A unique feature of this treatment is the focus on the paleoclimatic and paleobiotic context for investigating these complex interrelationships.* Eight-page colour insert to highl
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Global Biogeochemical Cycles in the Climate System; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1. Uncertainties of Global Biogeochemical Predictions; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The IGBP Transect Approach; 1.3 Variability in Processes; 1.4 Biome Approach and Functional Types; 1.5 New Approaches to Functional Diversity; 1.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Uncertainties of Global Climate Predictions,; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Observational Evidence; 2.3 Physical Rationale; 2.4 Response to Forcing of the Climate System
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2.5 Results from Climate Change Prediction Experiments2.6 Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Uncertainties in the Atmospheric Chemical System,; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Synthetic View of Chemical Processes in the Troposphere; 3.3 The IMAGES Model; 3.4 Changes in the Chemical Composition of the Global Troposphere; 3.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. Inferring Biogeochemical Sources and Sinks from Atmospheric Concentrations: General Consideration and Applications in Vegetation Canopies; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Scalar and Isotopic Molar Balances
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4.3 Inverse Methods for Inferring Scalar Sources and Sinks in Canopies4.4 Inverse Methods and Isotopes in Canopies; 4.5 Summary and Conclusions; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Chapter 5. Biogeophysical Feedbacks and the Dynamics of Climate; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Synergisms; 5.3 Multiple Equilibria; 5.4 Transient Interaction; 5.5 Perspectives; References; Chapter 6. Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions and Monsoon Climate Change: A Paleo-Perspective; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Response of the Monsoon to Orbital Forcing; 6.3 Ocean Feedbacks on the Monsoon
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6.4 Land-Surface Feedbacks on the Monsoon6.5 Synergies between the Land, Ocean and Atmosphere; 6.6 The Role of Climate Variability; 6.7 Final Remarks; References; Chapter 7. Paleobiogeochemistry; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Methane; 7.3 Carbon Dioxide; 7.4 Mineral Dust Aerosol; 7.5 Scientific Challenges Posed by the Ice-Core Records; 7.6 Towards an Integrated Research Strategy for Palaeobiogeochemistry; References; Chapter 8. Should Phosphorus Availability Be Constraining Moist Tropical Forest Responses to Increasing CO2 Concentrations?; 8.1 Introduction
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8.2 Phosphorus in the Soils of the Moist Tropics8.3 States and Fluxes of Phosphorus in Moist Tropical Forests; 8.4 Linking the Phosphorus and Carbon Cycles; References; Chapter 9. Trees in Grasslands: Biogeochemical Consequences of Woody Plant Expansion; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Woody Plant Encroachment in Grasslands and Savannas; 9.3 The La Copita Case Study; 9.4 Degradation: Ecological Versus Socioeconomic; 9.5 Implications for Ecosystem and Natural Resources Management; 9.6 Summary; References; Chapter 10. Biogeochemistry in the Arctic: Patterns, Processes and Controls; 10.1 Introduction
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10.2 Tundra Organic Matter
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-631260-5
Language:
English
