Carbon Stores

Question 1

What is the estimated long-term storage of carbon in the terrestrial geological system?

Answer 1

100,000,000 gigatonnes, with an additional 400 gigatonnes stored in fossil fuels.

Question 2

How much carbon is estimated to be stored in the deep ocean, and is it considered long-term or short-term storage?

Answer 2

38,000 gigatonnes, and it is considered long-term storage.

Question 3

What is the estimated short-term storage of carbon in terrestrial soil?

Answer 3

1,500 gigatonnes.

Question 4

How much carbon is estimated to be stored in the surface ocean, and is it considered long-term or short-term storage?

Answer 4

1,000 gigatonnes, and it is considered short-term storage.

Question 5

What is the estimated short-term storage of carbon in the atmospheric system?

Answer 5

560 gigatonnes.

Question 6

How much carbon is estimated to be stored in terrestrial ecosystems, and is it considered long-term or short-term storage?

Answer 6

560 gigatonnes, and it is considered short-term storage.