Geochemistry of Earth Surface Systems
A derivative of the Treatise on Geochemistry

A selection of articles from the Treatise on Geochemistry offers an overview of key topics in the field, compiled in one convenient, accessible and affordable volume.

Heinrich D Holland (Edited by), Karl K. Turekian (Edited by)

9780080967066, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 27 September 2010

688 pages
27.8 x 21.5 x 4.2 cm, 1.68 kg

Geochemistry of Earth Surface Systems offers an interdisciplinary reference for scientists, researchers and upper undergraduate and graduate level geochemistry students a sampling of articles on earth surface processes from The Treatise on Geochemistry that is more affordable than the full Treatise. For professionals, this volume will provide an overview of the field as a whole. For students, it will provide more in-depth introductory content than is found in broad-based geochemistry textbooks. Articles were selected from chapters across all volumes of the full Treatise, and include: Volcanic Degassing, Hydrothermal Processes, The Contemporary Carbon Cycle, Global Occurrence of Major Elements in Rivers, Organic Matter in the Contemporary Ocean, The Biological Pump, and Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks.

Volcanic degassing, Hydrothermal processes, The contemporary carbon cycle, The global sulfur cycle, The history of planetary degassing as recorded by noble gases, Natural weathering rates of silicate minerals, Soil formation, Global occurrence of major elements in rivers, Trace elements in river waters, The geologic history of the carbon cycle, Organic matter in the contemporary ocean, The biological pump, The biological pump in the past, The oceanic CaCO₃ cycle, The global oxygen cycle, The global nitrogen cycle, Evolution of sedimentary rocks, Generation of mobile components during subduction of oceanic crust, Appendix 1, 2, 3, and 4

Subject Areas: Geochemistry [RBGK], Geology & the lithosphere [RBG], Chemistry [PN]