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The Deep Carbon Cycle: Scientific Discoveries of the Deep Carbon Observatory
Author(s) -
Schiffries Craig M.,
Mangum Andrea Johnson,
Mays Jennifer,
HoonStarr Michelle,
Hazen Robert M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/1755-6724.13898
Subject(s) - institution , library science , geology , geophysics , political science , computer science , law
The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is a ten-year research program to investigate the quantities, movements, forms, and origins of carbon in Earth. More than 90% of Earth's carbon may reside in the planet’s deep interior, and DCO’s overarching mission is to understand Earth’s entire carbon cycle— beyond the atmosphere, oceans, and shallow crustal environments, which have drawn most previous research attention—to include the deep carbon cycle from crust to core. DCO scientists have published more than 1,300 peer-reviewed papers, including more than 100 papers in Nature, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, documenting novel results of broad interest beyond traditional scientific disciplines. Here we provide an overview of DCO and examples of its major scientific achievements.