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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David ArcherPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9780691144146ISBN 10: 0691144141 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 28 November 2010 Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsList of Boxes vii Chapter 1: C arbon on Earth 1 Chapter 2: The Stable Geologic Carbon Cycle 21 Chapter 3: The Unstable Ice Age Carbon Cycle 57 Chapter 4: The Present and Future Carbon Cycle--Stable or Unstable? 103 Chapter 5: Methane 141 Chapter 6: Summary 174 Glossary 179 Bibliography 187 Index 203ReviewsArcher's book, The Global Carbon Cycle, one of the Princeton Primers in Climate, is a detailed, but readable look at the science behind the way the Earth reacts to carbon and other factors that relate to global climate. He discusses changes in the Earth's temperature throughout history and the reasons behind. Such factors as the gradual warming of the sun and changes in the Earth's orbit are examined. Without some understanding of the science that goes beyond parroting what we hear in the form of sound bites on the evening news, we cannot have an informed discussion. -- Brad Sylvester, Yahoo News Archer's book, The Global Carbon Cycle, one of the Princeton Primers in Climate, is a detailed, but readable look at the science behind the way the Earth reacts to carbon and other factors that relate to global climate. He discusses changes in the Earth's temperature throughout history and the reasons behind. Such factors as the gradual warming of the sun and changes in the Earth's orbit are examined. Without some understanding of the science that goes beyond parroting what we hear in the form of sound bites on the evening news, we cannot have an informed discussion. -- Brad Sylvester, Yahoo News [David Archer] clearly presents the treatments of changes in the Earth's orbital trajectory, anthropogenic increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, ocean pH swings, and temperature shifts. Archer's use of three different timescales to clarify Earth's historical climate cycles illustrates his mastery of thermodynamics and chemical equilibria. -- Choice Author InformationDavid Archer is professor of geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth's Climate and Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast, and the coauthor of The Climate Crisis: An Introductory Guide to Climate Change. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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