Non-Flat Earth Recalibrated for Terrain and Topsoil
| Autor: | Blakemore, Robert |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Kanagawa Prefectural Fisheries Research Institute |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Soil Systems Soil Systems, MDPI, 2018, 2 (4), pp.64. ⟨10.3390/soilsystems2040064⟩ |
| ISSN: | 2571-8789 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/soilsystems2040064⟩ |
| Popis: | International audience; This addendum briefly revisits conclusions whilst clarifying three likely errors in the original land recalibration paper. Soil is confirmed as both the greatest sink and source for excess atmospheric CO2. Most terrestrial net primary production (NPP = ~218 Gt C/yr) is ultimately processed in topsoil and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks now total >10,000-12,000 Gt. More excess carbon is released into the air and water from SOC loss (>20 Gt C/yr) due to land clearance for pasture/crops, fires, agrichemical poisoning and erosion, than from fossil fuels (~10 Gt C/yr). NOAA's Barrow bounce and isotopic analyses support high terrestrial flux up to ~800 Gt C/yr and CO2 turnover time of ~1-4 years. Earth's re-humification via compost offers the best and only practical/time-critical fix for climate, strategy for species extinction plus remedy for human health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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