Geochemistry of Earth Surface Systems
A derivative of the Treatise on Geochemistry
Edited by- Heinrich D Holland, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Karl Turekian, Yale University, Connecticut, USA
Geochemistry of Earth Surface Systems offers an interdisciplinary reference for scientists, researchers and upper undergraduate and graduate level geochemistry students a sampling of articles on earth surface processes from The Treatise on Geochemistry that is more affordable than the full Treatise. For professionals, this volume will provide an overview of the field as a whole. For students, it will provide more in-depth introductory content than is found in broad-based geochemistry textbooks. Articles were selected from chapters across all volumes of the full Treatise, and include: Volcanic Degassing, Hydrothermal Processes, The Contemporary Carbon Cycle, Global Occurrence of Major Elements in Rivers, Organic Matter in the Contemporary Ocean, The Biological Pump, and Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks.
Audience
professionals, researchers, and upper level undergraduate and graduate geochemistry students
Paperback, 688 Pages
Published: September 2010
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-08-096706-6
Contents
1. Volcanic degassing
2. Hydrothermal processes
3. The contemporary carbon cycle
4. The global sulfur cycle5. The history of planetary degassing as recorded by noble gases
6. Natural weathering rates of silicate minerals7. Soil formation
8. Global occurrence of major elements in rivers9. Trace elements in river waters
10. The geologic history of the carbon cycle11. Organic matter in the contemporary ocean
12. The biological pump13. The biological pump in the past
14. The oceanic CaCO3 cycle15. The global oxygen cycle
16. The global nitrogen cycle17. Evolution of sedimentary rocks
18. Generation of mobile components during subduction of oceanic crustAppendix 1, 2, 3, and 4
