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Biogeochemistry of Global Change

Radiatively Active Trace Gases Selected Papers from the Tenth International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry, San Francisco, August 19–24, 1991

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  1. Ronald S. Oremland

    1. ISEB, USA

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Paleoatmospheres and Climates

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Biogeochemical Cycles of Carbon on a Hierarchy of Time Scales

      • James C. G. Walker
      Pages 3-28

    3. Ice Core Records as a Key to Understanding the History of Atmospheric Trace Gases

      • D. Raynaud
      Pages 29-45

    4. Ancient Ice Air Content of the Vostok Ice Core

      • I. P. Semiletov
      Pages 46-60

    5. Late Jurassic Paleoclimate of Pangea Based on Results from a General Circulation Model

      • George T. Moore, Darryl N. Hayashida, Charles A. Ross, Stephen R. Jacobson
      Pages 61-79

  3. Distributions, Reactions, Sources, and Sinks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. The Sensitivity of the Global Atmosphere to Anthropogenic Methane Sources

      • Natalia G. Andronova, Igor L. Karol
      Pages 83-97

    3. A Time-Dependent Two-Dimensional-Model Study of the Trend in Atmospheric Methane

      • S.-M. Fan, J. M. Rodriguez, M. K. W. Ko, N. D. Sze
      Pages 98-112

    4. The Influence of Tropical Biomass Burning on Climate and the Atmospheric Environment

      • Meinrat O. Andreae
      Pages 113-150

    5. Long-Term Effects of Fossil-Fuel-Burning and Deforestation on Levels of Atmospheric CO2

      • James F. D. Kasting, James C. G. Walker
      Pages 151-165

    6. Models of Oceanic and Terrestrial Sinks of Anthropogenic CO2: A Review of the Contemporary Carbon Cycle

      • Inez Fung
      Pages 166-189

  4. Terrestrial Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
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    2. Agriculture, the Global Nitrogen Cycle, and Trace Gas Flux

      • Peter M. Vitousek, Pamela A. Matson
      Pages 193-208

    3. Sulfur Gas Emissions from African Savanna-Burning

      • B. C. Nguyen, N. Mihalopoulos, B. Bonsang, J. P. Putaud, J. P. Lacaux
      Pages 209-220

    4. Methane Production and Uptake in Some Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Former USSR

      • N. S. Panikov, A. S. Belyaev, A. M. Semenov, V. V. Zelenev
      Pages 221-244

    5. Emission of N-Oxides from Acid Irrigated and Limed Soils of a Coniferous Forest in Bavaria

      • Hans Papen, Bettina Hellmann, Hannelore Papke, Heinz Rennenberg
      Pages 245-260

    6. Production of Methane and Nitrous Oxide by Organic Soils within a Northern Hardwood Forest Ecosystem

      • Joseph B. Yavitt, Timothy J. Fahey
      Pages 261-277

    7. Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer and Nitrification Inhibitors on Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes in Irrigated Corn

      • K. F. Bronson, A. R. Mosier
      Pages 278-289

    8. Nitric and Nitrous Oxide Evolution from Managed Subtropical Grassland

      • G. L. Hutchinson, G. P. Livingston, E. A. Brams
      Pages 290-316
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Certain trace gases in the atmosphere are able to absorb electromagnetic energy from the reflection of solar radiation from the Earth's surface. These gases have been increasing steadily and there is concern that they will change global climatic conditions by warming the atmosphere--the so-called ``greenhouse effect.'' Many of these gases originate from biological systems. The Biogeochemistry of Global Change discusses the role of radiative trace gases in this process. The disciplines covered in the book include microbiology, geochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, plant physiology, oceanography and limnology, and soil science. This diversity allows for cross-fertilization, achieving a better understanding of the complex mechanisms for biological and chemical formation, the destruction of trace gases, and the manipulation of ecosystems. Some of the topics covered include: biological mechanisms of formation and destruction of various ``greenhouse'' gases (such as methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, dimethylsulfide, and chlorofluorocarbons); the outward and consumptive flux of trace gases from marine and terrestrial systems (including anthropogenic sources); global trace gas modeling studies; the atmospheric physical and chemical reactions of trace gases; and the environmental significance of various trace gases in ancient and current atmospheres. The Biogeochemistry of Global Change provides both reviews and primary source material for active researchers in this field and for microbiologists and atmospheric chemists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • ISEB, USA

    Ronald S. Oremland

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biogeochemistry of Global Change

  • Book Subtitle: Radiatively Active Trace Gases Selected Papers from the Tenth International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry, San Francisco, August 19–24, 1991

  • Editors: Ronald S. Oremland

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2812-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Chapman & Hall, Inc. 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-04141-9Published: 31 August 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-6215-9Published: 06 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-2812-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 879

  • Topics: Applied Ecology, Biochemistry, general, Ecotoxicology, Atmospheric Sciences

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