Carbon Cycle Post Part 1

DATA TABLES: CARBON CYCLE

LESSON 1

Lesson 1: Step 1	Gaseous Carbon	Ocean Water		Fossil Fuels		Biosphere Gaseous Carbon
To Year	Atmosphere	Ocean Surface	Deep Ocean	Oil and Gas	Coal	Soil	Terrestrial Plants
2010	391 ppm	1,000 GT	38,000GT	500GT	3500GT	2,000GT	700GT
2060	610 ppm	1,123 GT	38,270GT	0	3114GT	2,042GT	766GT
2110	1,381 ppm	1,383 GT	39,347GT	0	0	2,178GT	950GT

Lesson 1: Step 2	Total Carbon Emissions	Gaseous Carbon	Ocean Water		Fossil Fuels		Biosphere Gaseous Carbon
To Year	Smokestack	Atmosphere	Ocean Surface	Deep Ocean	Oil and Gas	Coal	Soil	Terrestrial Plants
2010	0	391ppm	1000GT	38,000GT	500GT	3500GT	2000GT	700GT
2020	102GT	417ppm	1036GT	38,021GT	442GT	3456GT	2002GT	708GT
2030	130GT	450ppm	1052GT	38,058GT	368GT	3400GT	2018GT	719GT
2040	167GT	490ppm	1071GT	38,110GT	274GT	3328GT	2017GT	732GT
2050	213GT	542ppm	1094GT	38,180GT	153GT	3236GT	2028GT	747GT
2060	273GT	610ppm	1123GT	38,270GT	0	3114GT	2042GT	766GT
2070	436GT	735ppm	1169GT	38,389GT	0	2678GT	2059GT	791GT
2080	558GT	892ppm	1225GT	38,552GT	0	2120GT	2081GT	824GT
2090	714GT	1097ppm	1289GT	38,763GT	0	1406GT	2109GT	864GT
2100	914GT	1370ppm	1364GT	39,030GT	0	491GT	2142GT	909GT
2110	434GT	1381ppm	1383GT	39,348GT	0	0	2178GT	950GT

Responses to questions

The atmospheric carbon level would be lower because the Terrestrial Plant level would be lower. You change the net deforestation rate to 2GT. As Carbon in the ocean increases, carbon in the soil also increase. Carbon can also be transferred into soil if the amount of carbon in the terrestrial plants, and smokestack increase. Carbon will also increase in soilifthe amount of oil, coal, and natural gas decreases. The relationship between fossil fuels and atmospheric carbon is inverse, as the amount of atmospheric pressure increases, the amount of fossil fuels decreases.