Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 528 pages
- Published by: Cambridge University Press
- Edition: 1st Edition January 28, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0521651999
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521651998
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Book Dimensions:
10 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 2.7 pounds
Product Review
"Provides insights into how the global atmosphere is regulated, and how if affects ecosystems worldwide. Well-done!" Northeastern Naturalist 2001
Product Description
The world's oceans act as a reservoir, with the capacity to absorb and retain carbon dioxide. The air-sea exchange of carbon is driven by physico-chemical forces, photosynthesis, and respiration, and has an important influence on atmospheric composition. Variability in the ocean carbon cycle could therefore exert significant feedback effects during conditions of climate change. The Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) is the first multidisciplinary program to directly address the interactions among the biology, chemistry, and physics of marine systems, with emphasis on the transport and transformations of carbon within the ocean and across its boundaries. This unique volume, written by an international panel of scientists, provides a synthesis of JGOFS science and its achievements to date. The authoritative chapters will be of great interest to readers seeking a current overview of the role of ocean processes in Earth system science and their wider implications for climate change.
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