ABSTRACT

The Legacy of Carbon Dioxide: Past and Present Impacts covers the truly varied roles carbon dioxide has played and continues to play in the character of our planet. Chapters address the synthesis of CO2 in stars, the evolution of the atmosphere over billions of years, the chemical and physical properties of CO2 and how those influence common phenomena. How well this knowledge is understood and how it was determined, including existing uncertainties in our confidence and the stress from competing possibilities are discussed. Much of the technological jargon in various incorporated sciences has been modified to ease consumption by the non-expert.

Features:

    • Provides a historical panorama on how much the world has changed over the eons and the vast influence of carbon dioxide in these changes
    • Follows CO2 through acidic explosive waters, volcanic episodes, sequestered reservoirs, and the chemistry of life
    • Examines the broad scope of chemical and physical attributes carbon dioxide is capable of and their impacts

Much of the technological verbiage in various incorporated sciences has been modified to ease consumption by the non-expert. This book is a valuable resource for readers interested in the science of carbon dioxide as well as natural science, the environment, scientific methods, chemistry, and geological sciences.

chapter 1|6 pages

Starting Elements

chapter 2|9 pages

Early Earth and Our Solar System

chapter 3|6 pages

Discovery

chapter 4|5 pages

Structure

chapter 5|12 pages

Radiocarbon and Its Dioxide

chapter 6|7 pages

The Air Today

chapter 7|12 pages

Ye Olde Aire

chapter 8|12 pages

Proxies

chapter 9|10 pages

Fire

chapter 10|13 pages

Carbon Dioxide and Water

chapter 11|10 pages

Going with the Flow

chapter 12|14 pages

CarbonatesThe Enduring Legacy

chapter 13|13 pages

Volcanoes

chapter 14|17 pages

Photosynthesis

chapter 15|12 pages

Respiration and Metabolism

chapter 16|9 pages

Weathering

chapter 17|12 pages

Carbon Dioxide and Ice Overs

chapter 18|4 pages

Food and Drink

chapter 19|5 pages

Fossil Fuels

chapter 20|17 pages

Isotope Stories