Carbon Cycle Seminar

Consideration of quantitative models of the cycling of carbon between various reservoirs near Earth's surface. Topics include: mass balance models of carbon sedimentation; carbon chemistry in the ocean; exchange of carbon between atmosphere, ocean, and biosphere; and consumption of carbon in weathering reactions with rocks. Special emphasis will be placed on the use of isotopic tracers (d13C, 14C) to estimate present and past dynamics of the carbon cycle. Instructor's permission required. Enrollment limited to 20.