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Over the past decade the scientific activities of the Joint Global
Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS), which focuses on the role of the oceans
in controlling climate change via the transport and storage of
greenhouse gases and organic matter, have led to an increased
interest in the study of the biogeochemistry of organic matter.
There is also a growing interest in global climate fluctuations.
This, and the need for a precise assessment of the dynamics of
carbon and other bio-elements, has led to a demand for an improved
understanding of biogeochemical processes and the chemical
characteristics of both particulate and dissolved organic matter in
the ocean. A large amount of proxy data has been published
describing the changes of the oceanic environment, but qualitative
and quantitative estimates of the vertical flux of (proxy) organic
compounds have not been well documented. There is thus an urgent
need to pursue this line of study and, to this end, this book
starts with several papers dealing with the primary production of
organic matter in the upper ocean. Thereafter, the book goes on to
follow the flux and characterization of particulate organic matter,
discussed in relation to the primary production in the euphotic
zone and resuspension in the deep waters, including the vertical
flux of proxy organic compounds. It goes on to explain the
decomposition and transformation of organic matter in the ocean
environment due to photochemical and biological agents, and the
reactivity of bulk and specific organic compounds, including the
air-sea interaction of biogenic gases. The 22 papers in the book
reflect the interests of JGOFS and will thus serve as a valuable
reference source for future biogeochemical investigations of both
bio-elements and organic matter in seawater, clarifying the role of
the ocean in global climate change.
Over the past decade the scientific activities of the Joint Global
Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS), which focuses on the role of the oceans
in controlling climate change via the transport and storage of
greenhouse gases and organic matter, have led to an increased
interest in the study of the biogeochemistry of organic matter.
There is also a growing interest in global climate fluctuations.
This, and the need for a precise assessment of the dynamics of
carbon and other bio-elements, has led to a demand for an improved
understanding of biogeochemical processes and the chemical
characteristics of both particulate and dissolved organic matter in
the ocean. A large amount of proxy data has been published
describing the changes of the oceanic environment, but qualitative
and quantitative estimates of the vertical flux of (proxy) organic
compounds have not been well documented. There is thus an urgent
need to pursue this line of study and, to this end, this book
starts with several papers dealing with the primary production of
organic matter in the upper ocean. Thereafter, the book goes on to
follow the flux and characterization of particulate organic matter,
discussed in relation to the primary production in the euphotic
zone and resuspension in the deep waters, including the vertical
flux of proxy organic compounds. It goes on to explain the
decomposition and transformation of organic matter in the ocean
environment due to photochemical and biological agents, and the
reactivity of bulk and specific organic compounds, including the
air-sea interaction of biogenic gases. The 22 papers in the book
reflect the interests of JGOFS and will thus serve as a valuable
reference source for future biogeochemical investigations of both
bio-elements and organic matter in seawater, clarifying the role of
the ocean in global climate change.
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