Thermodynamics and Equilibria in Earth System Sciences: An Introduction

• मुख्य लेखक: Middelburg, Jack J. (लेखक)
• निगमित लेखक: SpringerLink (Online service)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक ई-पुस्तक
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
• संस्करण: 1st ed. 2024.
• श्रृंखला: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
• विषय: Geochemistry.; Thermodynamics.; Geology.
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: Link to Metadata

Thermodynamics is needed to understand many processes on Earth, be they physical, chemical, or biological. Thermodynamics is critical to study the atmosphere (lapse rate, fohn winds, circulation), hydrosphere (latent and sensible heat, pressure dependence of freezing/boiling points), geosphere (geot...