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The Carbon Cycle: Understanding Earth's Lifeblood
- 7. The Carbon Cycle Dissolution Plants Phytoplankton “ Biomass” Fossil Fuels Decomposition Respiration Combustion Carbon In Atmosphere Carbon In Rocks Carbon In Ocean Water Weathering Tectonics Evaporation Lithification Soil Marine Sediment “ Organic Matter” Photosynthesis Boxes are carbon sinks Arrows are carbon fluxes Consumption
- 10. Carbon Sinks Amount of stored carbon in Billions of Metric Tons (Gt) Note type of Carbon Molecule (State of Matter) CH 2 O (solid or liquid) Terrestrial Plants Phytoplankton “ Biomass” 600 (Gt) Fossil Fuels 10,000 (Gt) Carbon In Atmosphere 750 Gt Carbon In Rocks 100,000,000 (Gt) Carbon In Ocean Water 40,000 (Gt) Consumers, Soil Marine Sediment “ Organic Matter” 1600 Gt H 2 CO 3 (liquid) CO 2 CH 4 (gas) CaCO 3 (solid) CH 2 O (solid) C x H x (solid or liquid)
- 11. Time Scales Plants Phytoplankton Fossil Fuels Carbon In Atmosphere Carbon In Rocks Carbon In Ocean Water Consumers, Soil Marine Sediment Biological Subcycle Short Term Days - Years Ocean Subcycle Short Term 10’s - 100’s of Years Fossil Fuel Subcycle Long Term Millions of Years Fossil Fuel Subcycle Short Term 10’s of Years Rock Subcycle Long Term Millions of Years
- 13. Rock Subcycle
- 15. Rock Subcycle
- 20. Ocean Subcycle