An Introduction to the Chemistry of the Sea
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An Introduction to the Chemistry of the Sea

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eBook - PDF

An Introduction to the Chemistry of the Sea

About this book

Fully updated and expanded, this new edition provides students with an accessible introduction to marine chemistry. It highlights geochemical interactions between the ocean, solid earth, atmosphere and climate, enabling students to appreciate the interconnectedness of Earth's processes and systems and elucidates the huge variations in the oceans' chemical environment, from surface waters to deep water. Written in a clear, engaging way, the book provides students in oceanography, marine chemistry and biogeochemistry with the fundamental tools they need for a strong understanding of ocean chemistry. Appendices present information on seawater properties, key equations and constants for calculating oceanographic processes. New to this edition are end-of-chapter problems for students to put theory into practice, summaries to allow easy review of material and a comprehensive glossary. Supporting online resources include solutions to problems and figures from the book.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780521887076
eBook ISBN
9781139603034
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Oceanography

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. 1 Introduction
  5. 2 The water in seawater
  6. 3 Salinity, chlorinity, conductivity, and density
  7. 4 Major constituents of seawater
  8. 5 Simple gases
  9. 6 Salts in solution
  10. 7 Carbon dioxide
  11. 8 Nutrients
  12. 9 Trace metals and other minor elements
  13. 10 Radioactive clocks
  14. 11 Organic matter in the sea
  15. 12 Anoxic marine environments
  16. 13 Exchanges at the boundaries
  17. 14 Chemical extraction of useful substances from the sea
  18. 15 Geochemical history of the oceans
  19. Appendix A The chemical elements
  20. Appendix B Symbols, units, and nomenclature
  21. Appendix C Physical properties of seawater
  22. Appendix D Gases
  23. Appendix E Carbon dioxide
  24. Appendix F Dissociation constants and pH scales
  25. Appendix G Solubility of calcium carbonate
  26. Appendix H Effects of pressure
  27. Appendix I Radioactive decay
  28. Appendix J Geochemical reservoirs, and some rates
  29. Appendix K Sound absorption
  30. Epilogue
  31. Questions for chapters
  32. Glossary
  33. References
  34. Index