Greenhouse Gas: Carbon Dioxide Thuan, Marko. Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) Colorless odorless gas Ice Age...

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Greenhouse Gas: Carbon Dioxide Thuan, Marko

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Natural Variations of CO 2 Sinks Photosynthesis Ice The World’s Oceans Sources Combustion Volcanoes, Forest Fires Carbonate Rocks Increase of CO2 associated with seasonal cycles Positive feedback

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Greenhouse Gas: Carbon Dioxide

Thuan, Marko

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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)Colorless & odorless gas

Ice Age (400 kyBCE) - 185 ppm

Preindustrial (1700s)- 278 ppm

Global average (June ‘11) - 391 ppm

Natural state of CO2?

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Natural Variations of CO2

SinksPhotosynthesisIceThe World’s Oceans

SourcesCombustionVolcanoes, Forest FiresCarbonate Rocks

Increase of CO2 associated with seasonal cyclesPositive feedback

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Anthropogenic Changes

Ice core sampling228 ppm to 391 ppm

Rapid climate changeOver short period

CO2 Levels expected to increase

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Vostok Ice Core Data

391ppm (2011)