Earth system science: from biogeochemical cycles to global change/
edited by Michael C. Jacobson [et al.].
- 1st ed.
- Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2010.
- xiv, 527 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Part One: 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 Two: 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 Three: Biogeochemical Cycles 11. The Global Carbon Cycle 12. The Nitrogen Cycle 13. The Sulfur Cycle 14. The Phosphorus Cycle 15. Trace Metals
Part Four: Integration 16. The 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
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Biogeochemical cycles--Environmental geochemistry Global environmental change--Earth sciences--lobal temperature changes