THE IMPACT OF OCEAN NOURISHMENT ON THE OCEAN CARBON CYCLE
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The upwelling of nutrients from the deep ocean sets
the flow rate of carbon moved by the biological pump by bringing nutrients to
the photic zone. Here solar energy converts inorganic carbon to organic
material that cannot communicate with the atmosphere. As a consequence of
gravitational sinking, the majority of the carbon in the biological cycle is in
the deep ocean isolated from the atmosphere and can be considered part of a
closed cycle. Increasing the carbon flow of the biological pump, that is
increasing the pumps capacity from its present value of 4.5GtC/yr, will have
the effect of drawing carbon from atmosphere and the land to augment the cycle.
Author's Names: I.S.F. Jones
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THE EFFECTS OF PATCH SIZE AND DURATION ON THE EFFICIENCY AND CONSEQUENCES OF IRON ...
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By coupling an ecosystem
model to a Pacific Ocean setup of ROMS (the Regional Oceanic Modeling System)
at eddy-permitting resolution and performing experiments in scale ranging from
the patch size of in situ experiments to the
several 100km size of coarse resolution models, we aim to establish a
connection between large-scale global model studies and the many insights
emerging from the very small-scale patch fertilization studies. Our research
will be guided by three hypotheses, which state that the export efficiency of
fertilization, i.e. the amount of carbon that is being exported from the
surface ocean per unit of iron applied to the ocean, will depend critically on
the size and duration of the experiment.
Author's Names: X. Jin, N. Gruber, and H. Frenzel
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SIMULATING CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN COUPLED CLIMATE-CARBON MODELS
Description: Prognostic simulation of
carbon sequestration and carbon management must provide for the influence of
potential changes in future atmospheric CO2 concentrations and
climate on carbon cycle processes. The
conventional approach is to use various scenarios of changes in atmospheric CO2
and climate as external inputs to carbon cycle models. However, this approach decouples potentially
important feedbacks between the carbon cycle and climate, and thus contributes
uncertainty to the simulation of future carbon sequestration and the evaluation
of carbon management options. Here we
describe modeling results that analyze components of this uncertainty. We describe how coupling a carbon management model
with a climate model in fully coupled climate-carbon simulations influences the
analysis and interpretation of terrestrial ecosystem sequestration
as an option for future carbon management.
Author's Names: A.W. King and W.M. Post III
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THE ROLE OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN CLIMATE FORCING OVER THE PAST 26 YEARS
Description: Air samples are
collected through the Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL) global network, including a cooperative
program for the carbon gases which provides samples from about 100 global clean
air sites, including measurements at 5 degree latitude intervals from three
ship routes. Greenhouse gas concentrations are analyzed in terms of the changes
in radiative forcing during the 26-year period encompassing 1979 through 2004.
The growing fraction of the total radiative forcing due to carbon dioxide is
emphasized and the nature of the interannual variations in the radiative
forcing is explored. The interannual change in total radiative forcing is used
to define an Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI).
Author's Names: D.J. Hofmann, J.H. Butler, E.J. Dlugokencky, et al
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MODEL SIMULATIONS OF DIRECT CARBON INJECTION IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC
Description: An
ocean general circulation model (OGCM) is used to simulate the direct injection
of CO2 near Tokyo.
Our results confirm that direct injection can sequester large amounts of CO2
from the atmosphere when disposal is made at sufficient depth but show that the
calculated efficiency is sensitive to the choice of physical model. Moreover, we
show, in an OGCM and under a reasonable set of economic assumptions, that
sequestration effectiveness is quite high for even shallow injections. However,
the severe acidification that accompanies injection and the impossibility of effectively
monitoring injected plumes argue against the large-scale viability of this
technology. Our coarse-grid models show that injection at the rate of 0.1
Pg-C/yr lowers pH near the site of injection by as much as 0.7-1.0 pH-unit. We also
show that, after several hundred years, one would effectively need to survey
the entire ocean in order to accurately verify the inventory of injected
carbon. These results suggest that while retention may be sufficient to justify
disposal costs, other practical problems will limit or at best delay widespread
deployment of this technology.
Author's Names: Katsumi Matsumoto, and Bryan K. Mignone
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THE CARBON MANAGEMENT DOMAIN IN RUSSIA: APPLICATION OF A COUNTRY-SCALE BIOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE ...
Description:
Carbon management (CM) domain in Russia is defined by carbon (C)
sequestration potentials in vegetation and soil and options for C flux
manipulations in line with regional indicators of the carbon cycle (CC).
Author's Names: V. Stolbovoy, S. Nilsson, I. McCallum
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GREENHOUSE GAS BUDGET OF NEWLY ESTABLISHED GRASSLANDS
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A field experiment on the Swiss Plateau was
designed to measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) budget of two parallel fields
after conversion from arable crop rotation to cut grassland and managed either
intensively or extensively. Measurements of N2O fluxes with chambers
and of CO2 with eddy flux towers were complemented by estimates of
C-imports (organic fertilizers) and C-exports (yield). The results indicate
that newly established grassland plots act as a net GHG sink when management
intensity (fertilization and cutting) is high, while conversion to extensive
grasslands leads to an initial net loss of GHG.
Author's Names: J. Fuhrer, C. Ammann, C. Flechard, J. Leifeld, et al
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CURRENT APPROACHES TO QUANTIFYING THE NEW ZEALAND TERRESTRIAL CARBON BUDGET
Description: New Zealand (NZ) is developing a system to quantify the national
inventory of C stocks and changes in vegetation and soils, in order to meet its
obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) and
Kyoto Protocol. The current system applies an inventory-based approach applied
to forests, shrublands and agricultural lands. Our approach emphasizes
assessment of vegetation and soil C stocks, and changes due to afforestation
and reforestation since 1990, as these activities represent an important
component of NZ’s greenhouse gas inventory.
All estimates are based on the national Land Cover Database (LCDB),
which is repeated through satellite remote sensing at ~5 year intervals, with
current estimates based on 1996/7 and 2001/2.
The current measurement-based approach for forest and shrubland biomass
uses historical national datasets for indigenous and exotic forests, and
defines remeasurement of plots on a national grid for both forest types. We
highlight current research to develop complementary model-based approaches to
estimating C stocks and fluxes for both vegetation and soils, to support
forecasting and in anticipation of more rigorous future reporting requirements.
Development of a regional- to national-scale vegetation model presently centres
on a simple partially-constrained light-use efficiency approach with spatial
representation of the primary growth limiting factor. More complex models,
involving multiple environmental constraints and detailed physiological
modelling of leaf-to-canopy processes within a multilayered canopy, provide a
robust basis for estimation of parameters in the simple model. We currently use
an IPCC tier-2 methodology for predicting soil C changes based on land-use
categories, climate, soil class, and topography. The system assumes soil C attains a steady
state under stable long-term land use and that differences between the
steady-state C stocks under different land uses define the changes in soil C
that result from land-use change.
Current research aims to estimate rates of change using long-term data
from sites of known land-use change and management history and natural
abundance radiocarbon-based estimates of soil C pools and turnover rates. Present estimates suggest New Zealand’s
“Kyoto forests” sequester ~6.2 Mt C y-1, with a concomitant soil C
loss of 0.7±0.3 Mt C y-1.
Author's Names: W.T. Baisden, A.S. Walcroft, C.M. Trotter, et al.
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PROCESSES AND DIFFUSION NEAR A LIQUID CO2 – SEAWATER INTERFACE
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If liquid CO2 is stored as a dense "lake" on the
deep ocean floor, it is expected to dissolve in seawater. Ocean currents and
turbulence may increase the net rate of CO2 release by several orders of magnitude compared to
molecular diffusion. However, density stratification in the seawater created by
dissolved CO2 will
tend to reduce vertical mixing. By comparing results from different model
formulations, this study aims to increase our understanding of the processes in
such a layer of CO2-enriched
seawater, and decrease the uncertainties about storage efficiency and
subsequent environmental impact. The study is also relevant to the case of
saturated water leaking from subseabed geological storage through bottom
sediments.
Author's Names: Lars Inge Enstad, Peter M. Haugan and Guttorm Alendal
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MULTI-CENTURY CHANGES TO GLOBAL CLIMATE AND CARBON CYCLE: RESULTS FROM A COUPLED CLIMATE...
Description: In this paper, we use a coupled climate and carbon
cycle model to investigate the global climate and carbon cycle changes out to
year 2300 that would occur if CO2 emissions from all the currently
estimated fossil fuel resources were released to the atmosphere. By year 2300,
the global climate warms by about 8 K and atmospheric CO2 reaches
1423 ppmv. In our simulation, the prescribed cumulative emission since
pre-industrial period is about 5400 Gt-C by the end of 23rd century.
At year 2300, nearly 45% of cumulative emissions remain in the atmosphere. In
our simulations both soils and living biomass are net carbon sinks throughout
the simulation. Despite having relatively low climate sensitivity and strong
carbon uptake by the land biosphere, our model projections suggest severe
long-term consequences for global climate if all the fossil-fuel carbon is
ultimately released to the atmosphere.
Author's Names: G. Bala, K. Caldeira, A. Mirin, M. Wickett, and C. Delire
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