The Global Carbon Cycle (Princeton Primers In Climate),New

A Musthave Introduction To This Fundamental Driver Of The Climate Systemthe Global Carbon Cycle Is A Short Introduction To This Essential Geochemical Driver Of The Earth'S Climate System, Written By One Of The World'S Leading Climatescience Experts. In This Oneofakind Primer, David Archer Engages Readers In Clear And Simple Terms About The Many Ways The Global Carbon Cycle Is Woven Into Our Climate System. He Begins With A Concise Overview Of The Subject, And Then Looks At The Carbon Cycle On Three Different Time Scales, Describing How The Cycle Interacts With Climate In Very Distinct Ways In Each. On Millionyear Time Scales, Feedbacks In The Carbon Cycle Stabilize Earth'S Climate And Oxygen Concentrations. Archer Explains How On Hundredthousandyear Glacial/Interglacial Time Scales, The Carbon Cycle In The Ocean Amplifies Climate Change, And How, On The Human Time Scale Of Decades, The Carbon Cycle Has Been Dampening Climate Change By Absorbing Fossilfuel Carbon Dioxide Into The Oceans And Land Biosphere. A Central Question Of The Book Is Whether The Carbon Cycle Could Once Again Act To Amplify Climate Change In Centuries To Come, For Example Through Melting Permafrost Peatlands And Methane Hydrates.The Global Carbon Cycle Features A Glossary Of Terms, Suggestions For Further Reading, And Explanations Of Equations, As Well As A Forwardlooking Discussion Of Open Questions About The Global Carbon Cycle.