CO2 in Seawater: Equilibrium, Kinetics, Isotopes (Volume 65)

CO2 in Seawater: Equilibrium, Kinetics, Isotopes (Volume 65) (Elsevier Oceanography Series, Volume 65)

Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas after water vapor in the atmosphere of the earth. More than 98% 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.

Presenting the first coherent text describing equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties and stable isotope fractionation among the elements of the carbonate system. This volume 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. Whereas principle of chemical kinetics are recapitulated, reaction rates and relaxation times of the carbonate system are considered in details. 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.
Country USA
Brand Elsevier
Manufacturer Elsevier Science
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber references, index
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780444509468
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Elsevier
Manufacturer	Elsevier Science
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	references, index
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780444509468
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

CO2 in Seawater: Equilibrium, Kinetics, Isotopes (Volume 65) (Elsevier Oceanography Series, Volume 65)

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