Simulating carbon capture by enhanced weathering with croplands: An overview of key processes highlighting areas of future model development

Biology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Taylor, Lyla L ^a   Beerling, David J ^a   Quegan, Shaun ^a   Banwart, Steven A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Enhanced weathering; Numerical modelling; Soil acidification

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALKALINITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLUTION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SURFACE AREA; TROPICAL SOIL; WEATHERING;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

AGRICULTURE; CROP; SOIL; WEATHER;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; SOIL; WEATHER;

EID: 85018820600     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0868     Document Type: Review

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