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To: cogitator

The article is all lies. Total human CO2 emissions primarily from use of coal, oil, and natural gas and the production of cement are currently about 5.5 GT C per year.
To put these figures in perspective, it is estimated that the atmosphere contains 750 Gt C; the surface ocean contains 1,000 Gt C; vegetation, soils, and detritus contain 2,200 Gt C; and the intermediate and deep oceans contain 38,000 Gt C . Each year, the surface ocean and atmosphere exchange an estimated 90 Gt C; vegetation and the atmosphere, 60 Gt C; marine biota and the surface ocean, 50 Gt C; and the surface ocean and the intermediate and deep oceans, 100 Gt C .


137 posted on 07/07/2006 6:00:19 PM PDT by Exton1
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To: Exton1
Each year, the surface ocean and atmosphere exchange an estimated 90 Gt C; vegetation and the atmosphere, 60 Gt C; marine biota and the surface ocean, 50 Gt C; and the surface ocean and the intermediate and deep oceans, 100 Gt C

Those rates aren't going to change very rapidly, in some cases CO2 will increase along with temperature (e.g. warmer ocean uptakes less CO2 in general) The biomass won't respond very quickly and will be highly variable on other factors (temp, precip, etc). The bottom line is the 5T of human carbon shows up first, mostly, in the atmosphere.

138 posted on 07/07/2006 6:26:57 PM PDT by palmer (Money problems do not come from a lack of money, but from living an excessive, unrealistic lifestyle)
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To: Exton1
The article is all lies. Total human CO2 emissions primarily from use of coal, oil, and natural gas and the production of cement are currently about 5.5 GT C per year.

Yes, that's accurate. Putting your numbers into perspective with a figure:

So why is the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere continuing to increase?

Hint: 110 + 70+ 35 = 215

50 + 60 + 80 + 22 = 212

140 posted on 07/10/2006 8:03:32 AM PDT by cogitator
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