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Fate of fossil fuel CO2 in geologic time
| Title | Fate of fossil fuel CO2 in geologic time |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Archer, D. |
| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | C9 |
| Date Published | Sep |
| Type of Article | Article |
| ISBN Number | 0148-0227 |
| Keywords | atmospheric carbon-dioxide, calcite lysocline, circulation, deep-ocean, future, methane clathrate, model, neutralization, sensitivity, temperature |
| Abstract | A model of the ocean and seafloor carbon cycle is subjected to injection of new CO2 pulses of varying sizes to estimate the resident atmospheric fraction over the coming 100 kyr. The model is used to separate the processes of air-sea equilibrium, an ocean temperature feedback, CaCO3 compensation, and silicate weathering on the residual anthropogenic pCO(2) in the atmosphere at 1, 10, and 100 kyr. The mean lifetime of anthropogenic CO2 is dominated by the long tail, resulting in a range of 30-35 kyr. The long lifetime of fossil fuel carbon release implies that the anthropogenic climate perturbation may have time to interact with ice sheets, methane clathrate deposits, and glacial/interglacial climate dynamics. |
| Notes | J. Geophys. Res.-OceansISI Document Delivery No.: 968RUTimes Cited: 48Cited Reference Count: 34Amer geophysical unionWashington |
| URL | <Go to ISI>://000232180700003 |
| DOI | 10.1029/2004jc002625 |
| Reference number | 12 |
| Short Title | Fate of fossil fuel CO2 in geologic time |
| Citation Key | 12 |