tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post8252884977473783595..comments2024-03-13T18:55:49.391+00:00Comments on Energy Balance: Carbon in the Sky.Professor Chris Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060542089215379056noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post-62705174269996745442007-01-22T09:33:00.000+00:002007-01-22T09:33:00.000+00:00You mean that it might just be sitting there waiti...You mean that it might just be sitting there waiting for the seas to warm so it will be released again? Mmm, maybe - I've assumed the happy situation that it is all taken up by plant life (including ocean based phytoplankton) through photosynthesis. There's not enough hard data to say about worldwide CO3,2-/HCO3- for sure... but I certainly take your point. The storage capacity of the oceans is HUGE, and they contain 60x as much CO2 as the atmosphere does, and could hold a lot more still. I was reading a few days ago that there was apparently a big jump in atmospheric CO2 last year. No one knows why? Chris.Professor Chris Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060542089215379056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post-51834089028502421012007-01-21T12:35:00.000+00:002007-01-21T12:35:00.000+00:00I'd guess, the missing CO2 was simply dissolved in...I'd guess, the missing CO2 was simply dissolved in water. What is the concentration of (bi-)carbonates in ocean water, by how much has it risen and what storage capacity does that give the oceans? Presumable the carbonate concentration in rain water is in equilibrium with the CO2 concentration in air.<br /><br />If that's true, then there may not be a removal mechanism and 40% emissions is just 2.5 times less bad as 100%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com