The Phanerozoic Carbon Cycle: Co[2 And O[2
by Robert A. Berner /
2004 / English / PDF
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The term "carbon cycle" is normally thought to mean those processes
that govern the present-day transfer of carbon between life, the
atmosphere, and the oceans. This book describes another carbon
cycle, one which operates over millions of years and involves the
transfer of carbon between rocks and the combination of life, the
atmosphere, and the oceans. The weathering of silicate and
carbonate rocks and ancient sedimentary organic matter (including
recent, large-scale human-induced burning of fossil fuels), the
burial of organic matter and carbonate minerals in sediments, and
volcanic degassing of carbon dioxide contribute to this cycle. In
The Phanerozoic Carbon Cycle, Robert Berner shows how carbon cycle
models can be used to calculate levels of atmospheric CO[2 and O[2
over Phanerozoic time, the past 550 million years, and how results
compare with independent methods. His analysis has implications for
such disparate subjects as the evolution of land plants, the
presence of giant ancient insects, the role of tectonics in
paleoclimate, and the current debate over global warming and
greenhouse gases
The term "carbon cycle" is normally thought to mean those processes
that govern the present-day transfer of carbon between life, the
atmosphere, and the oceans. This book describes another carbon
cycle, one which operates over millions of years and involves the
transfer of carbon between rocks and the combination of life, the
atmosphere, and the oceans. The weathering of silicate and
carbonate rocks and ancient sedimentary organic matter (including
recent, large-scale human-induced burning of fossil fuels), the
burial of organic matter and carbonate minerals in sediments, and
volcanic degassing of carbon dioxide contribute to this cycle. In
The Phanerozoic Carbon Cycle, Robert Berner shows how carbon cycle
models can be used to calculate levels of atmospheric CO[2 and O[2
over Phanerozoic time, the past 550 million years, and how results
compare with independent methods. His analysis has implications for
such disparate subjects as the evolution of land plants, the
presence of giant ancient insects, the role of tectonics in
paleoclimate, and the current debate over global warming and
greenhouse gases