Marine Geochemistry

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Schulz, Horst D. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Zabel, Matthias (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Έκδοση: 2nd revised, updated and extended edition.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Geochemistry.; Geology.; Mineralogy.; Sedimentology.; Oceanography.; Earth Sciences.

Since 1980 a considerable amount of scientific research dealing with geochemical processes in marine sediments has been carried out. This textbook summarizes the state of the art in this field of research. The topics comprise the examination of sedimentological and physical properties of the sedimen...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Solid Phase of Marine Sediments
• Physical Properties of Marine Sediments
• Quantification of Early Diagenesis: Dissolved Constituents in Pore Water and Signals in the Solid Phase
• Organic Matter: The Driving Force for Early Diagenesis
• Bacteria and Marine Biogeochemistry
• Benthic Cycling of Oxygen, Nitrogen and Phosphorus
• The Biogeochemistry of Iron
• Sulfur Cycling and Methane Oxidation
• Marine Carbonates: Their Formation and Destruction
• Influence of Geochemical Processes on Stable Isotope Distribution in Marine Sediments
• Manganese: Predominant Role of Nodules and Crusts
• Quantification and Regionalization of Benthic Reflux
• Input from the Deep: Hot Vents and Cold Seeps
• Gas Hydrates in Marine Sediments
• Conceptual Models and Computer Models.