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Oceanic Carbon Cycle Upwelling brings nutrients (e.g. PO 4 ) to euphotic zone Photosynthesis (Dissolved Inorg  Particulate Organic Matter) Recycling.

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2 Oceanic Carbon Cycle Upwelling brings nutrients (e.g. PO 4 ) to euphotic zone Photosynthesis (Dissolved Inorg  Particulate Organic Matter) Recycling and consumption Sinking of particulate matter Remineralization (POM  dissolved inorganic forms) S. Doney

3 Marine Productivity Upwelling brings from below the mixed layer: Nutrients and DIC  increase pCO 2 Cold water  decrease pCO 2 Chavez et al.

4 DIC = CO 2 + HCO 3 - + CO 3 = 1-2 % 90% CO 2 DIC, NO3 depth atm remineralization photosyn From the Atmosphere’s Perspective: 90 Pg C/yr

5 Terrestrial Carbon Cycle Growth, mortality, decay Population: {ages} Photosynthesis (climate, CO 2, soil H 2 O, resource limitation) Decay (T, soil H 2 O,..) 120 PgC/yr60 1200 PgC 800 PgC

6 Impact on Atmospheric CO 2 Photosynthesis Respiration JanDec From Atm To Atm CO 2 Flux Seasonal asynchrony between photosynthesis and decomposition  net fluxes of CO 2 to and from atm  seasonal cycle of CO 2 in atm Annual imbalance  carbon source/sink

7 NOAA Observatories South Pole American Samoa MaunaLoa Pt Barrow, AK

8 NOAA-CMDL ~ 100 sites at remote marine locations Long-term increase Seasonal cycle N-S gradient Atm CO 2 measurements

9 Atmospheric CO 2 Budget Atmospheric Increase Fossil Fuel Emissions Land and Ocean Sinks Land & ocean sinks ~ 50% of FF emission sensitive to climate perturbations

10 Total CO 2 Emission: 1997 USA China Russian Federation JapanIndia Germany UK Canada

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12 PerCapita CO 2 Emission: 1997

13 Depletion of Atm Oxygen: Burning of Fossil Fuels  long term decrease Decomposition of Organic Carbon  seasonal cycle

14 Vostok – a station on Antarctica: Analysis of ice and gas bubbles trapped in ice yields past climate history of last 460,000 years Temperature Departure (K)

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16 Annual GHG Emissions per Vehicle

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