Call number:
AWI G6-97-0323
In:
The natural environment and the biogeochemical cycles
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: Basic Concepts of Ecology / S. W. F. van der Ploeg. - Ecology: Some Definitions. - The Science of Ecology. - Organization Levels of Ecological Systems. - Species and lndividuals. - The Abiotic Environment. - The Biotic Environment. - Limiting Factors. - Adaptation. - Habitat and Niche. - Populations. - lntroduction. - Natality, Mortality and Dispersal. - Dispersion. - Limiting Factors. - Competition. - Communities. - Introduction. - The Structure of Communities. - Species Diversity and Dominance. - Communities Along Environmental Gradients. - Ecosystems. - Introduction. - Trophic Structure. - Production. - Biogeochemical Cycles. - Succession and Steady State. - Succession. - The Climax Concept. - Steady State and Stability in Ecological Systems. - Major Ecosystems of the World. - lntroduction. - Terrestrial Ecosystems. - Freshwater Ecosystems. - Marine Ecosystems. - Ecology and Environmental Problems. - lntroduction. - Pollution. - Exploitation. - Environmental Disruption. - Human Population Growth. - References. - Natural Radionuclides in the Environment / R. Fukai, Y. Yokoyama. - Introduction. - Characteristics of Natural Radionuclides. - Classification of Natural Radionuclides. - Terrigenous Radionuclides. - Cosmogenic Radionuclides. - Abundance in the Environment. - Radiation Effects. - Application of Geochemical Tracers. - Transport Processes. - Mixing Processes. - Sedimentation Processes. - Exchange Processes. - Pathway lndicators. - References. - The Nitrogen Cycles / R . Söderlund, T. Rosswall. - lntroduction. - Basic Chemical Considerations. - Chemical Transformations of Nitrogen Compounds in the Environment. - lntroduction. - Nitrogen Fixation. - Mineralization and Immobilization. - Nitrification. - Denitrification and Nitrate Assimilation. - Abiotic Nitrogen Transformation. - Global lnventories of Nitrogen. - lntroduction. - Atmospheric lnventories. - The Aquatic System. - The Terrestrial System. - Global Fluxes. - The Ammonia Cycle. - The NOx Cycle. - The N2/N2O Cycle. - Organic Nitrogen Transfers. - The Global Nitrogen Cycle. - References. - The Carbon Cycle / A. J. Zehnder. - lntroduction. - The Global Carbon Cycle. - Carbon Balance in a Terrestrial Ecosystem. - Carbon Balance in the Ocean. - Photosynthesis. - Photosynthetic Energy Conversion. - Calcite Precipitation as a Result of Photosynthesis. - The Carbon Dioxide Problem. - Sources of Carbon Dioxide. - Sinks of Carbon Dioxide. - Global Warming. - Environmental Responses to a Variation in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. - Content. - Biological Cycle of Carbon Dioxide. - References. - Molecular Organic Geochemistry / P. A. Schenck, J. W. de Leeuw. - lntroduction. - Normal Alkanes. - Acyclic lsoprenoid Hydrocarbons. - Steroids. - Occurrence and Diagenesis. - Steroids as Biological Markers. - Triterpenoids. - Occurrence and Diagenesis. - Triterpenoids as Biological and Maluration Markers. - Diterpenoids. - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. - Epilogue. - References. - Radiation and Energy Transport in the Earth Atmosphere System / J. Bolle. - Introduction. - Nomenclature, Symbols and Units. - Structure of the Atmosphere and the Oceans. - Radiation Terminology. - Elementary Radiation Processes. - Relations Between Electromagnetic and Optical Properties of Matter. - Molecular Scattering. - Deduction of the Rayleigh Scattering Coefficient and Phase Function. - Aerosol Scattering. - Representation of Aerosol Size Distributions. - Absorption. - Emission Under Thermodynamic Equilibrium Conditions. - Non-Thermal Emissions in the Upper Atmosphere. - Atmospheric Radiation Field. - Solar Radiation. - Atmospheric Longwave Radiation. - Radiation Properties of Clouds. - Radiative Properties of Earth Surfaces. - Basis for the Theoretical Treatment of Radiative Transfer. - General Energy Budget Equations for an Earth-Atmosphere System. - Energy Fluxes at the Top of the Atmosphere. - Solar Irradiance. - Planetary Albedo. - Terrestrial Longwave Radiation. - Equilibrium Condition. - Energy Fluxes at the Earth Surface. - Radiation Budget. - Partitioning of Radiant Energy. - Heat Flux into the Ground. - Flux of Sensible Heat into the Atmosphere. - Flux of Latent Heat. - Energy Used for Photosynthesis. - Summary on the Partitioning of Energy at the Surface. - Energy Fluxes in the Atmosphere. - Heat and Mechanical Energy Fluxes. - Deposition of Energy in the Atmosphere. - Energy Transports and Exchanges in the Atmosphere-Ocean System. - General Remarks. - Circulation Pattern in the Atmosphere and in the Oceans. - Heat Transport by the Oceans. - Energy Budget of the Earth-Atmosphere System. - Effects of Changes in the Concentration of Atmospheric Constituents on energy Fluxes and Surface Temperatures. - Climate Research Aspects. - Climatic Impacts of Specific Atmospheric Constituents. - Monitoring of Climatc Parameters. - Monitoring Strategy. - Baseline Stations. - Uppcr Atmosphere Monitoring. - List of Symbols. - Frequently Used Numerical Values. - References. - Subject Index.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XIII, 317 S. : Ill.
ISBN:
3540111069
Branch Library:
AWI Library
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