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Influence of plants on the atmospheric carbon monoxide
Author(s) -
Seiler W.,
Giehl H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl004i008p00329
Subject(s) - carbon monoxide , vicia faba , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , atmosphere (unit) , vicia , production rate , atmospheric carbon cycle , production (economics) , chemistry , botany , carbon dioxide , meteorology , physics , biology , carbon sequestration , industrial engineering , biochemistry , macroeconomics , organic chemistry , engineering , economics , catalysis
A method has been developed for studies of the influence of plants on atmospheric carbon monoxide. The method has been used for extensive laboratory experiments with two plants, Vicia faba and Platanus acerifolia. The experiments show a light dependent CO‐production by plants corresponding to an average production rate per cm² of leaf area of 3 × 10 −13 g/sec for a radiation intensity of 5 × 10 4 erg/cm² sec. Assuming this production rate to be representative of global conditions the world wide annual CO‐production by plants is estimated to be 0.5 × 10 14 g.