A possible important CO2 sink by the global water cycle

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 402-407

  Liu, ZaiHua ^a,b   Dreybrodt, Wolfgang ^c   Wang, HaiJing ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquatic plant photosynthesis; Carbonate dissolution; CO2 absorption; CO2 sink; Dissolved inorganic carbon; Global water cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049122790     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0096-9     Document Type: Article

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