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OverviewCarbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas after water vapor in the atmosphere of the earth. More than 98 per cent of the carbon of the atmosphere-ocean system is stored in the oceans as dissolved inorganic carbon. The key for understanding critical processes of the marine carbon cycle is a sound knowledge of the seawater carbonate chemistry, including equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties as well as stable isotope fractionation. This text describes equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties and stable isotope fractionation among the elements of the carbonate system. It presents an overview and a synthesis of these subjects which should be useful for graduate students and researchers in various fields such as biogeochemistry, chemical oceanography, paleoceanography, marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology, and others. The volume includes an introduction to the equilibrium properties of the carbonate system in which basic concepts such as equilibrium constants, alkalinity, pH scales, and buffering are discussed. It also deals with the nonequilibrium properties of the seawater carbonate chemistry. Where the principles of chemical kinetics are recapitulated, reaction rates and relaxation times of the carbonate system are considered in detail. The book also provides a general introduction to stable isotope fractionation and describes the partitioning of carbon, oxygen, and boron isotopes between the species of the carbonate system. The appendix contains formulas for the equilibrium constants of the carbonate system, mathematical expressions to calculate carbonate system parameters, answers to exercises and more. Full Product DetailsAuthor: R.E. Zeebe (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany) , D. Wolf-Gladrow (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, PO Box 120161, D-27515 Bremerhaven, Germany)Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Imprint: Elsevier Science Ltd Volume: v. 65 Dimensions: Width: 19.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 26.20cm Weight: 0.840kg ISBN: 9780444509468ISBN 10: 0444509461 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 15 October 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents1. Equilibrium.The carbonate system.Alkalinity. pH scales. Partial pressure and fugacity. The Revelle factor. Worked out problems. 2. Kinetics. Basic concepts of kinetics. Temperature dependence of rate constants. Reactions and rate constants of the carbonate system. Approaching equilibrium: the carbonate system. Approaching isotopic equilibrium: 12C, 13C, and 14C. Diffusion and reaction. Summary. 3. Stable Isotope Fractionation. Notation, abundances, standards. Carbon. Oxygen. Boron. Thermodynamic properties of isotopic substances. A. Equilibrium constants.B. From two to six. C. Details and Calculations.D. Answers to Exercises. E. Notation and Symbols.References. Index.Reviews...What makes this book unique is that, to my knowledge, there are no other books or articles accessible to the scientific public that cover all these aspects of the CO2 properties in seawater. ...a good achievement, drawing together both traditional and recent knowledge on the complexity of carbon chemistry in the ocean. However people approach this book, either reading it through or picking out specific information, they will be rewarded. One way or another, students and scientists concerned with the oceanic carbon cycle (except for the anthropogenic part) should be users of this book. -C. Goyet, Limnolgy & Oceanography Bulletin ...What makes this book unique is that, to my knowledge, there are no other books or articles accessible to the scientific public that cover all these aspects of the CO2 properties in seawater. ...a good achievement, drawing together both traditional and recent knowledge on the complexity of carbon chemistry in the ocean. However people approach this book, either reading it through or picking out specific information, they will be rewarded. One way or another, students and scientists concerned with the oceanic carbon cycle (except for the anthropogenic part) should be users of this book. -C. Goyet, Limnolgy & Oceanography Bulletin Author Informationhttp://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/People/show?dwolfDr. Wolf-Gladrow's Home Page at AWI Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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