Title: Geomorphology and the Geological Carbon Cycle
Abstract:The geological carbon cycle, sometimes described as the slow carbon cycle, links terrestrial weathering and oceanic sedimentation. This chapter aims to assess firstly, the impact of geomorphological p...The geological carbon cycle, sometimes described as the slow carbon cycle, links terrestrial weathering and oceanic sedimentation. This chapter aims to assess firstly, the impact of geomorphological processes on the operation of the geological carbon cycle, and secondly, ways in which the conceptual understanding of terrestrial sediment systems which geomorphologists have developed can inform this analysis. Considerations of the impact of weathering on the global carbon cycle are commonly based on global modelling approaches with limited consideration of geography. The importance of considering secondary weathering environments dislocated from the locus of bedrock erosion, means that issues of scale are important to the understanding of the role of geomorphology in the geological carbon cycle. Anthropogenic climate change is understood to be driven by changes in atmospheric greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide and methane.Read More
Publication Year: 2022
Publication Date: 2022-02-10
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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