Carbon Cycle Part 2

DATA TABLES: CARBON CYCLE

LESSON 2

Lesson 2: Step 1	Gaseous Carbon	Ocean Water		Biosphere Gaseous Carbon
To Year	Atmosphere	Ocean Surface	Deep Ocean	Soil	Terrestrial Plants
2010	391ppm	1000GT	38,000GT	2000GT	700GT
2060	360ppm	1010GT	38,062GT	1899GT	697GT
2110	353ppm	1007GT	38,089GT	1993GT	692GT

Lesson 2: Step 2			Gaseous Carbon
To Year	Net Def. Rate	Fossil Fuel % Increase	Atmosphere	Deep Ocean
2010	0.5GT	0.3	391ppm	38,000GT
2060	0.5GT	0.3	478ppm	38,198GT
2100	0.5GT	0.3	536ppm	38,454 GT

Graphs Info:

1. Atmospheric Carbon Levels Measured in ppm
2. Everything else measured in GT
3. Diamonds are points where data was recorded   

        Questions on Step 1:

1. Unlike what happened in lesson 1 when we had CO₂ emissions, the gaseous carbon levels atmosphere decreased to only 353ppm by 2100. Now, while the CO₂ did not reach the Prue-industrial levels of below 280ppm it did significantly lower over the next 100 years, while I was around with the simulator I ran it to the year 3000 and in the year 2240 atmospheric carbon levels flat lined at 347ppm. 
   
   
   
   
2. As you can see, when we have no more fossil fuel consumption there is still an increase in the level of greenhouse gasses in ocean surface and deep ocean, as well as a decrease in soil and terrestrial plants; however, the change is far less drastic than it was in lesson 1. 
   
   Questions on Step 2: 
   

   1. A high carbon level will add almost 500GT of CO₂ into the deep ocrean. It is important to keep an eye on the CO₂ levels in the deep ocean because the more CO₂ that is in the ocean the less habitable the deep ocean is.
   2. When decreasing net deforestation to -1.5GT per year and maintaining the 0.3% fossil fuel consumption rate, it actually increases the atmospheric carbon level in 2100 to 540ppm.