Marine biological controls on atmospheric CO2 and climate
It is argued that the ocean is losing N gas faster than N is being returned to the ocean, and that replenishment of the N supply in the ocean usually occurs during ice ages. Available N from river and estruarine transport and from rainfall after formation by lightning are shown to be at a rate too l...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19830047182 2023-05-15T16:38:58+02:00 Marine biological controls on atmospheric CO2 and climate Mcelroy, M. B. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Mar 24, 1983 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19830047182 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19830047182 Accession ID: 83A28400 Copyright Other Sources 42 Nature; 302; Mar. 24 1983 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T15:28:05Z It is argued that the ocean is losing N gas faster than N is being returned to the ocean, and that replenishment of the N supply in the ocean usually occurs during ice ages. Available N from river and estruarine transport and from rainfall after formation by lightning are shown to be at a rate too low to compensate for the 10,000 yr oceanic lifetime of N. Ice sheets advance and transfer moraine N to the ocean, lower the sea levels, erode the ocean beds, promote greater biological productivity, and reduce CO2. Ice core samples have indicated a variability in the atmospheric N content that could be attributed to the ice age scenario. Other/Unknown Material ice core NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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It is argued that the ocean is losing N gas faster than N is being returned to the ocean, and that replenishment of the N supply in the ocean usually occurs during ice ages. Available N from river and estruarine transport and from rainfall after formation by lightning are shown to be at a rate too low to compensate for the 10,000 yr oceanic lifetime of N. Ice sheets advance and transfer moraine N to the ocean, lower the sea levels, erode the ocean beds, promote greater biological productivity, and reduce CO2. Ice core samples have indicated a variability in the atmospheric N content that could be attributed to the ice age scenario. |
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Marine biological controls on atmospheric CO2 and climate |
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Marine biological controls on atmospheric CO2 and climate |
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Marine biological controls on atmospheric CO2 and climate |
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Marine biological controls on atmospheric CO2 and climate |
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Marine biological controls on atmospheric CO2 and climate |
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marine biological controls on atmospheric co2 and climate |
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