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Fung 1996
Fung, I., 1996: The global carbon cycle and the atmospheric record: "The problem definition". In Forest Ecosystems, Forest Management and the Global Carbon Cycle. M.J. Apps and D.T. Price, Eds., NATO ASI Series I: Global Environmental Change, vol. 40, Springer-Verlag, pp. 25-34, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-61111-7_3.
The abundance of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased from ∼315 ppmv in 1958 to ∼350 ppmv in the 1990s. The increase in the decade of the 1980s is ∼55% of the CO2 release from fossil fuel combustion, estimated at 5.5 Pg C/yr, or ~40% of the total anthropogenic source, from fossil fuel combustion plus land use modification (estimated at 1.6 Pg C/yr). Thus, mass balance requires the removal of ∼60% of the anthropogenic CO2 by the surface. The partitioning of the CO2 sink between the ocean and land is a subject of intense debate and research. As the residence time of CO2 in the terrestrial biosphere is much shorter than that in the ocean, CO2 sequestered now in the terrestrial biosphere may be returned to the atmosphere in the next 50-100 years to accelerate greenhouse warming (see Woodwell 1995). Therefore, understanding the mechanisms responsible for the CO2 uptake is crucial for projections of future CO2 levels in the atmosphere.
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@inproceedings{fu03100m,
author={Fung, I.},
editor={Apps, M. J. and Price, D. T.},
title={The global carbon cycle and the atmospheric record: "The problem definition"},
booktitle={Forest Ecosystems, Forest Management and the Global Carbon Cycle},
year={1996},
volume={40},
pages={25--34},
publisher={Springer-Verlag},
address={Berlin, Germany},
series={NATO ASI Series I: Global Environmental Change},
doi={10.1007/978-3-642-61111-7_3},
}
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TY - CPAPER ID - fu03100m AU - Fung, I. ED - Apps, M. J. ED - Price, D. T. PY - 1996 TI - The global carbon cycle and the atmospheric record: "The problem definition" BT - Forest Ecosystems, Forest Management and the Global Carbon Cycle T3 - NATO ASI Series I: Global Environmental Change VL - 40 SP - 25 EP - 34 DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-61111-7_3 PB - Springer-Verlag CY - Berlin, Germany ER -
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