Numerical adventures with geochemical cycles / James C.G. Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, James C. G. (James Callan Gray), author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Analytical geochemistry.

Geology--Computer simulation.

Geology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The dynamic, evolving Earth, and the mathematical representation of its geochemical changes are the subject of this handbook. Global warming, changes in the ocean, and the effects of fossil fuel combustion are just a few of the phenomena that make the development of geochemical models critical. But what computational methods will help to accurately carry out this task? This text teaches the methodology of computational simulation of environmental change. The author presents interesting applications of his methods to describe the response of the ocean and atmosphere to the infusion of pollutants, the effect of evaporation on seawater composition, climate change, and many other aspects of the Earth's evolving ecosystem. He also presents simple approaches for solving non-linear systems, calculating isotope ratios, and dealing with chains of identical reservoirs.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1991.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher information.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780197560020

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Restricted for use by site license.