Name: Principles of Stable Isotope Distribution By Robert E. Criss (Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri)
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Principles of Stable Isotope Distribution by Robert E. Criss (Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri)

The book is a quantitative treatment of the theory and natural variations of light stable isotopes, and includes more than 100 original applications. Isotope distribution is rigorously discussed in the context of fractionation processes, thermodynamics, mass conservation, exchange kinetics and diffusion theory. The theoretical principles are illustrated with natural examples, emphasizing oygen and hydrogen isotope variations in natural waters, terrestrial and extraterrestrial rocks, and hydrothermal systems. New data on meteoric precipitation, rivers, and hydrothermal systems are included.

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Reacting to what he sees as an unfortunate migration of funding from fundamental scientific research to applications deemed politically important, Criss seeks to reconnect the diverse observations of isotope distributions to the quantitative theories of physical chemistry emphasized by earlier scientists. Instead of case histories, which he cites only when they exemplify quantitative principles or convey new and important possibilities, he offers translations of the principles of statistical and classical thermodynamics, kinetics, and diffusion theory into the language of isotope distribution, the fundamental variable of which is the isotope ration.--SciTech Book News Reacting to what he sees as an unfortunate migration of funding from fundamental scientific research to applications deemed politically important, Criss seeks to reconnect the diverse observations of isotope distributions to the quantitative theories of physical chemistry emphasized by earlier scientists. Instead of case histories, which he cites only when they exemplify quantitative principles or convey new and important possibilities, he offers translations of the principles of statistical and classical thermodynamics, kinetics, and diffusion theory into the language of isotope distribution, the fundamental variable of which is the isotope ration.--SciTech Book News

1: Abundance and Measurement of Stable Isotopes 1.1: Discovery of Isotopes 1.2: Nuclide Types, Abundances, and Atomic Weights 1.3: Properties and Fractionation of Isotopic Molecules 1.4: Material Balance Relationships 1.5: Mass Spectrometers 1.6: Notation and Standards 1.7: Summary 1.8: Problems References 2: Isotopic Exchange and Equilibrium Fractionation 2.1: Isotopic Exchange Reactions 2.2: Basic Equations 2.3: Molecular Models 2.4: Theory of Isotopic Fractionation 2.5: Temperature Dependence of Isotopic Fractionation Factors 2.6: Rule of the Mean 2.7: Isotopic Thermometers 2.8: Summary 2.9: Problems References 3: Isotope Hydrology 3.1: Variations of D and (1)]8O in the Hydrosphere 3.2: Variations of D and (1)]8O in Waters from Deep Geologic Environments 3.3: Liquid-Vapor and Ice-Vapor Equilibria 3.4: Rayleigh Fractionation 3.5: Examples of Natural Meteoric Precipitation 3.6: Isotopic Variations in Streamflow 3.7: Isotopic Variations in Groundwaters 3.8: Summary 3.9: Problems References 4: Nonequilibrium Fractionation and Isotopic Transport 4.1: Kinetics of Isotopic Exchange 4.2: Examples of Isotopic Exchange Kinetics 4.3: Evaporation 4.4: Lake Balance 4.5: Isotopic Flux and Soil Evaporation 4.6: Kinetic Fractionation Factors 4.7: Isotopic Distribution in the Atmosphere 4.8: Mass-Independent Fractionation 4.9: Summary 4.10: Problems References 5: Igneous Rocks, Meteorites, and Fluid-Rock Interactions 5.1: Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Geochemistry of Rocks 5.2: Igneous Rocks: Primary Crystallization 5.3: Igneous Rocks: Subsolidus Processes 5.4: Hydrothermal Systems 5.5: Extraterrestrial Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopic Compositions 5.6: Summary 5.7: Problems References Appendices A.1 Important Nuclides of Light Elements A.2 Selected Physical Constants A.3 Definitions, Formulas, and Approximations A.4 Selected Oxygen Isotope Fractionation Factors between Various Phases and Water Index

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0195117751

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Principles of Stable Isotope Distribution by Robert E. Criss (Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri)

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Robert E. Criss (Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri)

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Oxford University Press Inc

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1999-07-29

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264

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Principles of Stable Isotope Distribution Robert E. Criss (Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri)

Principles of Stable Isotope Distribution by Robert E. Criss (Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri)

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Principles of Stable Isotope Distribution by Robert E. Criss (Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri)

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