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EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE, 72
Earth System Science, 72
From Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Changes
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By
Michael Jacobson, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.
Robert Charlson, University of Washigton, Seattle, U.S.A.
Henning Rodhe
Gordon Orians

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International Geophysics,

Description
Over the last decade, the study of cycles as a model for the earth's changing climate has become a new science. Earth Systems Science is the basis for understanding all aspects of anthropogenic global change, such as chemically forced global climate change. The work is aimed at those students interested in the emerging scientific discipline.Earth Systems Science is an integrated discipline that has been rapidly developing over the last two decades. New information is included in this updated edition so that the text remains relevant. This volume contains five new chapters, but of special importance is the inclusion of an expanded set of student exercises. The two senior authors are leading scientists in their fields and have been awarded numerous prizes for their research efforts.

Audience
Advanced/Senior undergraduates and graduates in Atmospheric and Meteorological Sciences, Chemistry, Oceanography and Astronomy (for the Earth System Science courses), and some Engineering disciplines.

Contents


Part I: Basic Concepts for Earth System Science
1. Introduction: Biogeochemical Cycles as Fundamental Constructs for Studying Earth System Science and Global Change 2. The Origin and Early Evolution of the Earth 3. Evolution and the Biosphere 4. Modeling Biogeochemical Cycles 5. Equilibrium, Rate, and Natural Systems

Part II: Properties of and Transfers between the Key Reservoirs
6. Water and the Hydrosphere 7. The Atmosphere 8. Soils, Watershed Processes, and Marine Sediments 9. Tectonic Processes and Erosion 10. The Oceans

Part III: Biogeochemical Cycles
11. The Global Carbon Cycle 12. The Nitrogen Cycle 13. The Sulfur Cycle 14. The Phosphorus Cycle 15. Trace Metals

Part IV: Integration
16. Acid-Base & Oxidation-Reduction Balances of the Earth 17. The Coupling of Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate: Forcings, Feedbacks, and Responses 18. Ice Sheets & the Ice-Core Record of Climate Change 19. Human Modification of the Earth System: Global Change Answers to Questions Index

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 527 pages, publication date: MAR-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-379370-6
ISBN-10: 0-12-379370-X
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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