Marine Geochemistry

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Roy Chester (University of Liverpool) Tim D. Jickells (University of East Anglia)

Marine Geochemistry

Roy Chester (University of Liverpool), Tim D. Jickells (University of East Anglia)

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Wiley-Blackwell
21 September 2012

Geochemistry; Oceanography (seas)

Marine Geochemistry offers a fully comprehensive and integrated treatment of the chemistry of the oceans, their sediments and biota. The first edition of the book received strong critical acclaim and was described as ‘a standard text for years to come.’ This third edition of Marine Geochemistry has been written at a time when the role of the oceans in the Earth System is becoming increasingly apparent.

Following the successful format adopted previously, this new edition treats the oceans as a unified entity, and addresses the question ‘how do the oceans work as a chemical system?’ To address this question, the text has been updated to cover recent advances in our understanding of topics such as the carbon chemistry of the oceans, nutrient cycling and its effect on marine chemistry, the acidification of sea water, and the role of the oceans in climate change. In addition, the importance of shelf seas in oceanic cycles has been re-evaluated in the light of new research.

Marine Geochemistry offers both undergraduate and graduate students and research workers an integrated approach to one of the most important reservoirs in the Earth System.

Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/chester/marinegeochemistry.

By: Roy Chester (University of Liverpool), Tim D. Jickells (University of East Anglia)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 957g
ISBN: 9781405187343
ISBN 10: 1405187344
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 21 September 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface to the Third Edition vii 1 Introduction 1 Part I The Global Journey: Material Sources 7 2 The input of material to the ocean reservoir 9 3 The transport of material to the oceans: the fluvial pathway 11 4 The transport of material to the oceans: the atmospheric pathway 52 5 The transport of material to the oceans: the hydrothermal pathway 83 6 The transport of material to the oceans: relative flux magnitudes 92 Part II The Global Journey: The Ocean Reservoir 125 7 Descriptive oceanography: water-column parameters 127 8 Air–sea gas exchange 154 9 Nutrients, oxygen, organic carbon and the carbon cycle in seawater 163 10 Particulate material in the oceans 208 11 Trace elements in the oceans 223 12 Down-column fluxes and the benthic boundary layer 253 Part III The Global Journey: Material Sinks 271 13 Marine sediments 273 14 Sediment interstitial waters and diagenesis 290 15 The components of marine sediments 321 16 Unscrambling the sediment-forming chemical signals 352 Part IV The Global Journey: Synthesis 389 17 Marine geochemistry: an overview 391 Index 405

Roy Chester recently retired from his post as the Proudman Professor of Oceanography in what was then the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Liverpool. During his career he wrote over 140 scientific publications, and in 1999 was awarded the Hans Pettersson Bronze Medal by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He is also the author of ‘Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction - A journey to the birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis‘. Tim Jickells is a marine biogeochemist with over 150 publications. He has been based at the University of East Anglia for more than 25 years and before that worked in Bermuda and Scotland. His main research interests are in atmospheric inputs to the oceans and coastal nutrient cycling and his field work has included tropical, temperate and polar environments. He was awarded the Challenger medal in 2006.

Reviews for Marine Geochemistry

“The third edition of Marine Geochemistry is an invaluable resource for a wide range of readers from undergraduates to researchers, providing a concise up to date summary of the interplay of chemical and biological factors that control ocean cheamistry.” (Journal of Geological Magazine, 1 August 2013 “Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals in marine sciences.” (Choice, 1 May 2013)