Earth System Science
From Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Changes
- 1st Edition, Volume 72 - March 15, 2000
- Latest edition
- Authors: Michael Jacobson, Robert J. Charlson, Henning Rodhe, Gordon H. Orians
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 7 9 3 7 0 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 3 0 6 4 - 2
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 aspect… Read more
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.
* First edition was widely adopted* Authors are highly respected in their field* Global climate change, integral to the book, is now one of the most important issues in atmospheric sciences and oceanography
Undergraduates and graduate students in geosciences
Part I: Basic Concepts for Earth System Science1. 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 Reservoirs6. 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 Cycles11. The Global Carbon Cycle 12. The Nitrogen Cycle13. The Sulfur Cycle 14. The Phosphorus Cycle 15. Trace Metals Part IV: Integration16. 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 ChangeAnswers to Questions Index
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 72
- Published: March 15, 2000
- Language: English
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Michael Jacobson
Affiliations and expertise
University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.RC
Robert J. Charlson
Affiliations and expertise
University of Washigton, Seattle, U.S.A.Read Earth System Science on ScienceDirect