Origin and Evolution of the Atmosphere and Ocean

Chapter1: The physics we need. Origin of the solar system. The age of the solar system. Meteorite composition as guide to the history of the solar system. The primitive nebula. The formation of planets: terrestrial planets and jovian planets. The D/H ratio as a guide to the water source. The formation of the oceans.- Chapter 2: The physics and chemistry we need. The role of noble gas inventory. The delivery of volatiles. Degassing and Ingassing. Formation of steam atmosphere. Late bombardment. Volcanic outgassing. Methane. The prebiotic atmosphere. The redox balance of early Earth. The early postbiotic atmosphere.- Chapter 3: Some biology and physics. The appearance of life. Anaerobic metabolism and the anoxygenic photosynthesis. Hydrogen and escape mechanisms. The habitable zone in the Solar System.- Chapter 4: Atmospheric chemistry. The rise of oxygen and ozone. The biogeochemical cycles in the early atmosphere and ocean. The carbon budget. The chemical evolution.- Chapter 5: Radiative notions. The climate evolution from the faint Sun paradox to the geoengineering.- Chapter 6: The future of the Earth. Long terms trend in composition, The future of the atmosphere and the oceans.

• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2025
• Autor/Autorin: Guido Visconti
• Reihe: Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
• Format: E-Book
• Dateiformat: PDF
• Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen
• Dateigröße: 10.7 MB
• Verlag: SPRINGER
• Sprache: Englisch
• Umfang: 245 Seiten
• ISBN: 9783032026538
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