Open AccessScientists Discover a New Source of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo044671
Subject(s) - carbon dioxide , carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere , environmental science , chemistry , organic chemistry
In an African region where continental crust is pulling apart and fracturing—the East African Rift zone—the area's many faults are slowly releasing a large amount of carbon dioxide.