Abiotic Flashcards
What are pools?
Where an element resides within a system (km^3)
What are fluxes/flows?
Process of moving an element from 1 pool to another e.g photosynthesis
What is residence time?
length of time matter spends in a given pool under steady state conditions
What is the effect of boreal terpenes?
organic aerosols which double conc. of cloud concentration nuclei leading to net cooling
What is the approximate turnover period for atmospheric carbon pool?
5 years
What is immobilisation in the nitrogen cycle?
Microbes hold onto N for microbial demand
What is igenous rock and what is its N content?
It is magmatic rock with a low N content
What is an anthropogenic source of N?
Haber-bosch process (used in the manufacturing of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen)
What does spatial environmental heterogeneity mean?
The world is not spatially uniform
