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Physical Geography - Water and Carbon Cycles > the key role of the carbon and water stores and cycles in supporting life on earth > Flashcards

the key role of the carbon and water stores and cycles in supporting life on earth Flashcards

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Physical Geography - Water and Carbon Cycles (19 decks)

The concept of a "System"

Types of system

Global distribution and size of major stores of water

Water cycles and processes

drainage basin hydrological cycle

the water balance

runoff variation and the flood hydrograph

changes in the water cycle over time

case study: River Exe

global distribution and size of major stores of carbon

carbon cycle processes

changes in the carbon cycle over time

changes in the carbon cycle over time (human)

the carbon budget and enhanced greenhouse effect

the key role of the carbon and water stores and cycles in supporting life on earth

relationship between the water cycle and the carbon cycle in the atmosphere

the role of feedbacks within and between cycles and their link to climate change and implication for life on earth

human interventions in the carbon cycle designed to influence carbon transfers and mitigate the impacts of climate change

case study - Amazon rainforest

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