1. The global Carbon Cycle Prof. Dr. Gerrit Lohmann E-mail: lohmann@awi-bremerhaven.delohmann@awi-bremerhaven.de Tel: 0471-4831-1758 / 1750 http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Modelling/Paleo/ lessons/VL_WS0506/Carbon.html Monday, 11:15 – 13:00 Room: S 3032 How to get the Credit Points / Schein? Protocol / minutes (5-10 pages including figures) Practical work within the lessons

2. CO 2

3. 10 15 g Pg

4. 1) 20.10.05 Overview, Budgets 27.10.05 No lesson 2) 3.11.05 Ocean: inorganic carbon cycle 3) 10.11.05 Ocean: organic carbon cycle 4) 17.11.05 Terrestrial Biosphere 5) 24.11.05 14-C Carbon isotopes 6) 1.12.05 13-C Carbon isotopes 7) 8.12.05 Box-Models, Practical, mini-evaluation 8)15.12.05 CNPZD-Models 9) 12.01.06 Lithosphere, weathering 10) 19.01.06 Sediments 11) 26.01.06 Carbon cycle – climate interaction 12) 02.02.06 Paleoclimate 13) 09.02.06 Summary Plan for ``The Global Carbon Cycle´´

5. How to get the Credit Points /Schein? Protocol / minutes (5-10 pages including figures) Practical work within the lessons

6. 10 15 gC = Pg C

7. Isotopes of Carbon 10-C 11-C 12-C 13-C 14-C half-life: 5726 years 15-C 16-C half-life: 0.74 s

9. Paleoclimate: Time scales ~ 100,000 years ``The holy grail´´

12. Ocean

13. Ocean: inorganic Carbon Cycle

14. Box Models

15. Thermodynamic Equation Equations of Motion Turbulence Parameterization Salt Equation Sea Ice Thermodynamic Equation Hydrologic Equation Vegetation Land Ice OCEANLAND Turbulence Parameterization Equations of Motion Radiation Thermodynamic Equation Water Conservation Equation Cloud Parameterization ATMOSPHERE Sensible Heat Radiation Runoff Wind Stress Sensible Heat Radiation Evaporation Precipitation Evaporation Precipitation Schematic diagram showing the components of a global climate model (GCM). 4 - 14

16. Present Day Observations and Budgets

18. Soil and Plants