Limiting future atmospheric carbon dioxide

Sarmiento, J.L., Le Quere, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2319-0452 and Pacala, S.W. (1995) Limiting future atmospheric carbon dioxide. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 9 (1). pp. 121-137. ISSN 0886-6236

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Abstract

We estimate anthropogenic carbon emissions required to stabilize future amtospheric CO at various levels ranging from 350 ppm to 750 ppm. Over the next three centuries, uptake by the ocean and terrestrial biosphere would permit emissions to be 3 to 6 times greater than the total atmospheric increase, with each of them contributing approximately equal amounts. Owing to the nonlinear dependence of oceanic and terrestrial biospheric uptake on CO concentration, the uptake by these two sinks decreases substantially at higher atmospheric CO levels. All the stabilization scenarios require a substantial future reduction in emissions. -from Authors

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups: University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
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Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2014 11:24
Last Modified: 13 Jun 2023 08:13
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/47470
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