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Carbon cycle summary notes

This class was created by Brainscape user Oliver McGowan. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Oliver McGowan
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Decks in this class (14)

Carbon stores and fluxes
Atmosphere stores 1,
Hydrosphere stores 2,
Lithosphere stores 3
16  cards
Biogeochemical system
Closed system 1,
Source 2,
Store 3
11  cards
Energy
Energy security 1,
Energy intensity 2,
Energy mix 3
38  cards
Geological stores and processes
Weathering of rocks 1,
Decomposition 2,
Transportation 3
6  cards
Biological carbon
The capacity of the soil to store...
1  cards
A balanced carbon cycle
Enhanced greenhouse effect 1,
What is soil health dependent on 2,
How does the greenhouse gas effec...
4  cards
Fossil fuel combustion and changes in the carbon cycle/Hydrological cycle
Fossil fuel usage 1,
Implications for the climate 2,
Implications for ecosystems 3
6  cards
Consumption of energy and the energy mix
Energy security 1,
Why is consumption increasing 2,
Energy intensity 3
3  cards
Human activity on Carbon and Water cycles
Growing resource demands 1,
Deforestation and farming 2,
Deforestation impacts on the wate...
13  cards
Forests
Stats 1,
Forests functions 2,
Kuznets curve 3
5  cards
The Arctic affected by increased temperatre
Role 1,
Examples 2,
Impacts 3
3  cards
Future large scale release of Carbon
What are the many uncertainties a...,
Natural factors 2,
Human factors 3
15  cards
Biological processes in the carbon cycle
Sequestration of carbon 1,
Ocean sequestration 2,
Biological pump 3
8  cards
Mitigation vs Adaptation
Mitigation strategies summarised 1,
Adaptation strategies 2,
Mitigation strategies detailed 3
8  cards

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