The Phanerozoic Carbon Cycle: Co[2 and O[2

by Robert A. Berner

The term "carbon cycle" is normally thought to mean those processes that govern the present-day transfer of carbon between life, the atmosphere, and the oceans. This book describes another carbon cycle, one which operates over millions of years and involves the transfer of carbon between rocks and the combination of life, the atmosphere, and the oceans. The weathering of silicate and carbonate rocks and ancient sedimentary organic matter (including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195173333
• ISBN13: 9780195173338
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"