GLOBAL CARBON-DIOXIDE EMISSION TO THE ATMOSPHERE BY VOLCANOS

被引:119
作者
WILLIAMS, SN
SCHAEFER, SJ
CALVACHE, ML
LOPEZ, D
机构
[1] OBSERV VULCANOL COLOMBIA,PASTO,COLOMBIA
[2] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT GEOL SCI,VANCOUVER V6T 2B4,BC,CANADA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0016-7037(92)90243-C
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
Global emission of carbon dioxide by subaerial volcanoes is calculated, using CO2/SO2 from volcanic gas analyses and SO2 flux, to be 34 +/- 24 x 10(12) g CO2/yr from passive degassing and 31 +/- 22 x 10(12) g CO2/yr from eruptions. Volcanic CO2 presently represents only 0.22% of anthropogenic emissions but may have contributed to significant "greenhouse" effects at times in Earth history. Models of climate response to CO2 increaes may be tested against geological data.
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页码:1765 / 1770
页数:6
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