Carbon - Factors Driving Change In Magnitude Of Stores Over Time Flashcards

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Atmosphere to biosphere

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CO2 - taken by plants - photosynthesis- grow - goes up foodweb (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore)= sequestration

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Biosphere to atmosphere

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Respiration and decomposition

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Biosphere to lithosphere

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Carbon in form of DOM enter soil

Decomposition

Can remain for 100s of years

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Atmosphere to ocean

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CO2 diffuses in ocean - remains

Marine organisms - make calcium carbonate - create shells

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Ocean to atmosphere

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CO2 diffused from ocean to atmosphere - reverse of atmosphere to ocean

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Ocean to lithosphere

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Sedimentation

Long term carbon store

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Lithosphere to atmosphere

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Volcanic eruptions

Combustion through burning fossil fuels

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Lithosphere to ocean

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Acid rain

CO2 absorbed by rain water - chemical weathering

Carbon stored in rocks is released and is now dissolved and then carried by the water cycle to oceans

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