Steven Emerson, John Hedges

Chemical Oceanography and the Marine Carbon Cycle

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A background in chemical oceanography suitable for graduate students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 470
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 196mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1179g
• ISBN-13: 9780521833134
• ISBN-10: 0521833132
• Artikelnr.: 23033763

Autorenporträt

Steven Emerson is Professor of Oceanography at the University of Washington, specialising in inorganic geochemistry. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and has worked in Europe as well as the US.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. Introduction to Chemical Oceanography: 1. Oceanography background
2. Geochemical mass balance
3. Thermodynamics background
4. Carbonate chemistry
5. Stable and radioactive isotopes
6. Life processes in the ocean
7. Paleoceanography and paleoclimatology
Part II. Advanced Topics in Marine Geochemistry: 8. Marine organic geochemistry
9. Molecular diffusion and reaction rates
10. Gases and air - water exchange
11. The global carbon cycle
12. Chemical reactions in marine sediments
References
Index.