The carbon cycle plays a crucial role in maintaining the Earth’s climate and supporting life by regulating atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. While the short-term carbon cycle—think daily processes like photosynthesis—gets much of the attention, the deep carbon cycle unfolds over millions of years. This “decade-deep” cycle describes the movement of carbon between the Earth’s mantle, surface, and atmosphere, affecting global climate patterns over geological timescales. Let’s dive into the decade-deep carbon cycle and explore how it shapes the planet beneath our feet.
Applications are invited for a highly qualified and motivated postdoctoral research scientist with a geologic background in computational geophysical fluid dynamics, whose primary responsibility will
A joint study between Carnegie and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has determined that the average temperature of Earth’s mantle beneath ocean basins is about
The atmosphere that allows our planet to sustain life formed from gases emitted by volcanoes early in Earth’s history. These volatile elements are constantly recycled
Even though carbon is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, it is actually very difficult to determine how much of it exists below
When volcanoes erupt, they spew lava, ash, and gas into the atmosphere and over the surrounding landscape. The impacts of volcanic eruptions in populated areas
Turrialba volcano has deposited ash on the capital city of Costa Rica and its 3 million inhabitants numerous times since 2014. In a new article in the
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