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Title: Studies of the terrestrial O2 and carbon cycles in sand dune gases and in biosphere 2

Abstract

Molecular oxygen in the atmosphere is coupled tightly to the terrestrial carbon cycle by the processes of photosynthesis, respiration, and burning. This dissertation examines different aspects of this coupling in four chapters. Chapter 1 explores the feasibility of using air from sand dunes to reconstruct atmospheric O2 composition centuries ago. Such a record would reveal changes in the mass of the terrestrial biosphere, after correction for known fossil fuel combustion, and constrain the fate of anthropogenic CO2.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
477735
Report Number(s):
ORISE-97052367
ON: DE97052367; TRN: 97:003523
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76OR00033
Resource Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: Thesis (Ph.D.); PBD: 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CARBON CYCLE; CORRELATIONS; GASES; DIFFUSION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; SAND; PERMEABILITY; WATER VAPOR; AIR; AGE ESTIMATION; BIOSPHERE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; FRACTIONATION; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; SIMULATION

Citation Formats

Severinghaus, Jeffrey Peck. Studies of the terrestrial O2 and carbon cycles in sand dune gases and in biosphere 2. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.2172/477735.
Severinghaus, Jeffrey Peck. Studies of the terrestrial O2 and carbon cycles in sand dune gases and in biosphere 2. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/477735
Severinghaus, Jeffrey Peck. 1995. "Studies of the terrestrial O2 and carbon cycles in sand dune gases and in biosphere 2". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/477735. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/477735.
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abstractNote = {Molecular oxygen in the atmosphere is coupled tightly to the terrestrial carbon cycle by the processes of photosynthesis, respiration, and burning. This dissertation examines different aspects of this coupling in four chapters. Chapter 1 explores the feasibility of using air from sand dunes to reconstruct atmospheric O2 composition centuries ago. Such a record would reveal changes in the mass of the terrestrial biosphere, after correction for known fossil fuel combustion, and constrain the fate of anthropogenic CO2.},
doi = {10.2172/477735},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
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