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Full text e-book available as part of the Elsevier ScienceDirect Earth and Planetary Sciences subject collection.
Author : R.E. Zeebe
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 25,68 MB
Release : 2001-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444509468
Full text e-book available as part of the Elsevier ScienceDirect Earth and Planetary Sciences subject collection.
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Page : 264 pages
File Size : 30,20 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Marine pollution
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Author : Jack J. Middelburg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 29,25 MB
Release : 2019-01-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030108228
This open access book discusses biogeochemical processes relevant to carbon and aims to provide readers, graduate students and researchers, with insight into the functioning of marine ecosystems. A carbon centric approach has been adopted, but other elements are included where relevant or needed. The book focuses on concepts and quantitative understanding of primary production, organic matter mineralization and sediment biogeochemistry. The impact of biogeochemical processes on inorganic carbon dynamics and organic matter transformation are also discussed.
Author : John R. Trabalka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 36,91 MB
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 1475719159
The United States Government, cognizant of its responsibilities to future generations, has been sponsoring research for nine years into the causes, effects, and potential impacts of increased concentrations of carbon dioxide (C0 ) in the atmosphere. Agencies such as the National Science Foun 2 dation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cooperatively spent about $100 million from FY 1978 through FY 1984 directly on the study of CO • The DOE, as the 2 lead government agency for coordinating the government' s research ef forts, has been responsible for about 60% of these research efforts. William James succinctly defined our purpose when he stated science must be based upon " ... irreducible and stubborn facts." Scientific knowledge can and will reduce the present significant uncertainty sur rounding our understanding of the causes, effects, and potential impacts of increasing atmospheric CO2• We have come far during the past seven years in resolving some underlyinig doubts and in narrowing the ranges of disagreement. Basic concepts have become less murky. Yet, much more must be accomplished; more irreducible and stubborn facts are needed to reduce the uncertainties so that we can improve our knowledge base. Uncertainty can never be reduced to zero. However, with a much improved knowledge base, we will be able to learn, under stand, and be in a position to make decisions.
Author : International Council of Scientific Unions. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 19,28 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Science
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Author : Beth N. Orcutt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 42,76 MB
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1108477496
A comprehensive guide to carbon inside Earth - its quantities, movements, forms, origins, changes over time and impact on planetary processes. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 39,49 MB
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 030916155X
The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to ocean chemistry. Carbon dioxide taken up by the ocean decreases the pH of the water and leads to a suite of chemical changes collectively known as ocean acidification. The long term consequences of ocean acidification are not known, but are expected to result in changes to many ecosystems and the services they provide to society. Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean reviews the current state of knowledge, explores gaps in understanding, and identifies several key findings. Like climate change, ocean acidification is a growing global problem that will intensify with continued CO2 emissions and has the potential to change marine ecosystems and affect benefits to society. The federal government has taken positive initial steps by developing a national ocean acidification program, but more information is needed to fully understand and address the threat that ocean acidification may pose to marine ecosystems and the services they provide. In addition, a global observation network of chemical and biological sensors is needed to monitor changes in ocean conditions attributable to acidification.
Author : Andreas Schmittner
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Page : pages
File Size : 19,43 MB
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Category : Earth sciences
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Author : Hans R. Thierstein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 44,9 MB
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 366206278X
This introduction to one of the most common phytoplankton types provides broad coverage from molecular and cellular biology all the way to its impact on the global carbon cycle and climate. Individual chapters focus on coccolithophore biology, ecology, evolutionary phylogeny and impact on current and past global changes. The book addresses fundamental questions about the interaction between the biota and the environment at various temporal and spatial scales.
Author : Jacob Bigeleisen
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,22 MB
Release : 1947
Category : Isotopes
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