在中等的侵蚀速度下最大限度地减少CO2
Aaron Bufe1, Jeremy K C Rugenstein2, Niels Hovius3,4
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, 80333, Germany.
概括
山地侵蚀速度影响地球的碳循环. 温和的侵蚀优化了二氧化碳 (CO2) 的吸收,而快速的升温可以逆转二氧化碳的捕获,揭示了气候调节的"侵蚀最佳".
科学领域:
- 地质化学
- 地质学
- 气候科学
背景情况:
- 升降和侵蚀通过改变矿物质暴露于化学气候而对全球碳循环产生重大影响.
- 在地球科学中,量化侵蚀率与矿物风化敏感度之间的准确关系仍然是一个挑战.
研究的目的:
- 研究不同气体的侵蚀速率如何影响酸盐气候变化 (二氧化碳吸收) 和硫化物/碳酸盐气候变化 (二氧化碳来源).
- 确定最大限度地减少无机二氧化碳的最佳侵蚀速率, 并了解其对气候调节的影响.
主要方法:
- 分析来自不同地质原体的山流的溶液化学数据集.
- 对硫化物和碳酸盐气候变化的侵蚀敏感性的比较评估.
主要成果:
- 确定了明显的"侵蚀最佳",最大的二氧化碳吸收发生在每年约0.07毫米的侵蚀速度.
- 具有中等升起和侵蚀率的景观增强了地球的无机碳汇.
- 发现加速升起和侵蚀速度可以减少甚至逆转二氧化碳的捕获.
结论:
- 这项研究通过引入"侵蚀最佳"概念来协调山区建筑对碳循环的影响的相互矛盾观点.
- 这些发现可以更好地估计地质二氧化碳流动的反应.
- 这项研究强调了中度侵蚀在加强地球无机碳汇和调节地质时间尺度上的关键作用.
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