Open AccessPlumbing the Depths of the Marine Carbon Cycle
Author(s) -
Sarah Witman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo086993
Subject(s) - carbon cycle , carbon fibers , atmosphere (unit) , environmental science , oceanography , carbon black , atmospheric sciences , geology , geography , chemistry , meteorology , materials science , ecology , ecosystem , biology , composite number , natural rubber , organic chemistry , composite material
Scientists measure dissolved black carbon in South China Sea water samples to better understand the carbon cycle in the oceans, which absorb roughly half of all carbon emitted into the atmosphere.