Atmospheric CO2 Exchange With the Biosphere and the Ocean

We model the exchange of carbon between the different reservoirs (atmosphere, ocean mixed layer, deep ocean and biosphere). The influence of the biosphere is investigated using two extreme assumptions: 1) no net biospheric effect and 2) biospheric uptake of CO 2 proportional to the atmospheric conte...

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Published in:Radiocarbon
Main Authors: Bergh, Roger, Nydal, Reidar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Archeology
South Pole
South pole
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200012091
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033822200012091
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Summary:We model the exchange of carbon between the different reservoirs (atmosphere, ocean mixed layer, deep ocean and biosphere). The influence of the biosphere is investigated using two extreme assumptions: 1) no net biospheric effect and 2) biospheric uptake of CO 2 proportional to the atmospheric content of CO 2 and time-dependent deforestation. Observations of atmospheric CO 2 at Mauna Loa and the South Pole may be fit by both these assumptions.

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