Earth System Science: From Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Change [1st ed.] 9780123793706, 012379370X, 9780080530642

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Authors
Pages x-xi

Preface to the second edition
Page xii

Preface to the first edition
Pages xiii-xiv

1 Introduction: Biogeochemical cycles as fundamental constructs for studying earth system science and global change Original Research Article
Pages 3-13
Michael C. Jacobson, Robert J. Charlson, Henning Rodhe

2 The origin and early evolution of the earth Original Research Article
Pages 14-28
D.E. Brownlee

3 Evolution and the biosphere Original Research Article
Pages 29-61
James T. Staley, Gordon H. Orians

4 Modeling biogeochemical cycles Original Research Article
Pages 62-84
Henning Rodhe

5 Equilibrium, rate, and natural systems Original Research Article
Pages 85-105
Samuel S. Butcher, Sharon E. Anthony

6 Water and the hydrosphere Original Research Article
Pages 109-131
Patricia C. Henshaw, Robert J. Charlson, Stephen J. Burges

7 The atmosphere Original Research Article
Pages 132-158
Robert J. Charlson

8 Soils, watershed processes, and marine sediments Original Research Article
Pages 159-194,I-IV
David R. Montgomery, Darlene Zabowski, Fiorenzo C. Ugolini, Rolf O. Hallberg, Henri Spaltenstein

9 Tectonic processes and erosion Original Research Article
Pages 195-229,V
Robert F. Stallard

10 The oceans Original Research Article
Pages 230-278
James W. Murray

11 The global carbon cycle Original Research Article
Pages 282-321
Kim Holmén

12 The nitrogen cycle Original Research Article
Pages 322-342
Daniel A. Jaffe

13 The sulfur cycle Original Research Article
Pages 343-359
R.J. Charlson, T.L. Anderson, R.E. McDuff

14 The phosphorus cycle Original Research Article
Pages 360-376
Richard A. Jahnke

15 Trace metals Original Research Article
Pages 377-418
Mark M. Benjamin, Bruce D. Honeyman

16 The acid-base and oxidation-reduction balances of the earth Original Research Article
Pages 421-438
Robert J. Charlson, Steven Emerson

17 The coupling of biogeochemical cycles and climate: Forcings, feedbacks, and responses Original Research Article
Pages 439-458
R.J. Charlson

18 Ice sheets and the ice-core record of climate change Original Research Article
Pages 459-497
Kurt M. Cuffey, Edward J. Brook

19 Human modification of the earth system: Global change Original Research Article
Pages 498-507
Robert J. Charlson, Gordon H. Orians, Gordon V. Wolfe

Answers
Page 509

Index
Pages 511-523

Earth System Science: From Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Change [1st ed.]
 9780123793706, 012379370X, 9780080530642

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