Carbon Cycling in the Baltic Sea [electronic resource] /
Kulinski, Karol.author.
Pempkowiak, Janusz.author.
The Baltic Sea is an area extensively explored by the oceanographers. Hence it is one of the most often described marine areas in the scientific literature. However, there are still several fields which are poorly investigated and reported by scientists. One of them is the carbon cycle of the Baltic Sea. Although it is believed the shelf seas are responsible for about 20% of all marine carbon dioxide uptake, while they constitute only 7% of the whole sea surface, still a scientific debate exists on the role of the Baltic Sea in the global carbon cycle. “Carbon cycle of the Baltic Sea” is intended to be a comprehensive presentation and discussion of state of the art research by biogeochemists involved in the Baltic Sea carbon cycle research. This work presents both qualitative and quantitative descriptions of the main carbon flows in the Baltic Sea as well as their possible shifts induced by climatic and global change.
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""Carbon Cycling in the Baltic Sea""; ""Series Editors""; ""Advisory Board""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""1 Introduction""; ""References""; ""2 Climate and Carbon Cycle""; ""2.1â€?Climate: Definition and Prerequisites""; ""2.1.1 Natural Factors Controlling the Worldâ€?s Climate""; ""2.1.2 Climate Change and Anthropogenic Influences""; ""2.1.3 Global Consequences of the Climate Change""; ""2.1.4 Climate Change Consequences in the Baltic Sea Region""; ""2.2â€?Global Carbon Cycle""; ""2.2.1 Carbon Reservoirs""
""2.2.2 Scheme of the Global Carbon Cycle in the Environment""""2.2.3 Carbon Cycle in the Marine Environment""; ""2.2.3.1 Carbon Concentration and Forms in Seas and Oceans""; ""2.2.3.2 Factors Determining Carbon Cycle in the Marine Environment""; ""2.2.4 Role of Shelf Seas in the Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Absorption""; ""2.3â€?Carbon Cycling in the Baltic Sea""; ""2.3.1 Baltic Sea Characteristics""; ""2.3.2 Carbon Reservoirs in the Baltic Sea""; ""2.3.3 Carbon Sources and Losses in the Baltic Sea""; ""2.3.3.1 Carbon Exchange Between the Baltic and the North Sea""
""2.3.3.2 Carbon Supplied With the River Runoff""""2.3.3.3 Carbon Deposition to the Sediments""; ""2.3.3.4 Carbon Dioxide Exchange at the Water/Atmosphere Interface""; ""2.3.3.5 Other Sources and Losses of Carbon in the Baltic Sea""; ""References""; ""3 Research on Carbon Cycling in the Baltic: Aims and Scope""; ""3.1â€?Aims of the Studies""; ""3.2â€?The Concept of the Study: Quantitative Assessment of the Baltic Sea Carbon Cycle""; ""3.2.1 The â€?â€?Box Modelâ€?â€?""; ""3.2.2 Significant Carbon Fluxes in the Baltic Sea""; ""3.3â€?The Scope of Studies""; ""References""
""4 Research on Carbon Cycling in the Baltic: Quantification of the Carbon Fluxes""""4.1â€?Carbon Exchange Between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea""; ""4.1.1 Dissolved Inorganic Carbon""; ""4.1.2 Dissolved Organic Carbon""; ""4.2â€?Carbon Inflows with River Runoff""; ""4.3â€?Carbon Deposition to the Baltic Sea Sediments""; ""4.3.1 Carbon Return Flux from the Bottom Sediments""; ""4.3.2 Labile Organic Matter Decomposition in Sediments""; ""4.4â€?Carbon Inflow to the Baltic with Precipitation""; ""References""; ""5 Research on Carbon Cycling in the Baltic: Discussion""
""5.1â€?The Baltic Sea Carbon Budget""""5.2â€?Factors Determining Carbon Budget in the Baltic Sea""; ""5.3â€?The Budget Uncertainty""; ""5.4â€?Deposition and Origin of Organic Matter to the Baltic Sediments. The Case of Cores Dated with 210Pb and 137Cs""; ""5.5â€?Influence of the Climate Change on the Carbon Resources and Fluxes in the Batlic Sea""; ""References""; ""Appendix""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Baltic Sea is an area extensively explored by the oceanographers. Hence it is one of the most often described marine areas in the scientific literature. However, there are still several fields which are poorly investigated and reported by scientists. One of them is the carbon cycle of the Baltic Sea. Although it is believed the shelf seas are responsible for about 20% of all marine carbon dioxide uptake, while they constitute only 7% of the whole sea surface, still a scientific debate exists on the role of the Baltic Sea in the global carbon cycle. “Carbon cycle of the Baltic Sea” is intended to be a comprehensive presentation and discussion of state of the art research by biogeochemists involved in the Baltic Sea carbon cycle research. This work presents both qualitative and quantitative descriptions of the main carbon flows in the Baltic Sea as well as their possible shifts induced by climatic and global change.
Oceanography.
Geoecology.
Environmental geology.
Geochemistry.
Oceanography.
Geoecology/Natural Processes.
Geochemistry.
GeoPlanet. Earth and Planetary Sciences