1b. The carbon and water cycles are systems with inputs, outputs and stores Flashcards
What distribution of global water is stored in oceans?
97%
1,370,000 km^3 x 10^3
What distribution of global water is stored in polar ice and glaciers (cryosphere)?
2%
29,000 km^3 x 10^3
What distribution of global water is stored in groundwater?
0.7%
9,500 km^3 x 10^3
What distribution of global water is stored in lakes?
0.01%
125 km^3 x 10^3
What distribution of global water is stored in soils?
0.005%
65 km^3 x 10^3
What distribution of global water is stored in the atmosphere?
0.001%
13 km^3 x 10^3
What distribution of global water is stored in rivers?
0.0001%
1.7 km^3 x 10^3
What distribution of global water is stored in the biosphere?
0.00004%
0.6 km^3 x 10
How much carbon is stored in the atmosphere?
720 billion tonnes
How much carbon is stored in oceans?
39,000 billion tonnes
How much carbon is stored in sedimentary rocks?
100,000,000 billion tonnes
How much carbon is stored in fossil fuels?
4000 billion tonnes
How much carbon is stored in land plants?
560 billion tonnes
How much carbon is stored in soils / peat?
1500 billion tonnes
Inputs of the water cycle to the atmosphere
Evapotranspiration
Sublimation
Outputs of the water cycle from the atmosphere
Precipitation
Condensation
Inputs of the water cycle to oceans
Precipitation
Run-off
Ablation
Outputs of the water cycle from oceans
Evaporation
Inputs of the water cycle to the land
Precipitation
Outputs of the water cycle to the land
Evapotranspiration
Inputs of the carbon cycle to the atmosphere
Respiration
Decomposition
Combustion
Outputs of the carbon cycle from the atmosphere
Precipitation
Photosynthesis
Sequestration
Weathering
Inputs of the carbon cycle to oceans
Dissolving of carbonates
Sequestration
Outputs of the carbon cycle from oceans
Compaction
Inputs of the carbon cycle to land
Sequestration
Weathering
Outputs of the carbon cycle from land
Volcanic eruption
