CHAPTER SIX
THE CARBON CYCLE


SECTION ONE


Ocean Planet
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The Smithsonian has an excellent interactive tour and exhibit, Ocean Planet. Information about the ocean portion of the carbon cycle is avaiable

SECTION TWO


SECTION THREE


NASA Fact: Biosphere
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Traditional Approaches to Climate Modeling

Carbon Cycle
GIF Carbon Cycle
Source: Hengeveld, H. [1991] Understanding Atmospheric Change. A State of the Environment Report. SOE Report No. 91-2, Environment Canada, 68pp. Based on data from: Watson, R.T., Rodhe, H. Oeschger, H and U. Siegenthaler [1990] Greenhouse gases and aerosols. Chapter 1 in: Climate Change: The IPCC Scientific Assessment. [J.T. Houghton, G.J. Jenkins, and J.J. Ephraumseds] Cambridge University Press for IPCC, Cambridge.

Oceanic Carbon Dioxide Measurements
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CO2 Emissions
GIF CO2 Emissions
Source: IPCC [1992] 1992 IPCC Supplement. World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Panel on Climate Change.

Forum on Global Change Modeling
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Report issued by the Subcommittee on Global Change Research on May 1, 1995

Rainforest Action Network
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An Enviromental Organization organized in 1985 to protect tropical rainforests and the human rights of those living in and around those forests.