Year: 2011
Author: Adam Pan, Babak Pourziaei, Huaxiong Huang
Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 3 (2011), Iss. 1 : pp. 52–64
Abstract
It has been proposed that photosynthetic plankton can be used as a biological carbon pump to absorb and sequester carbon dioxide in the ocean. In this paper, plankton population dynamics are simulated in a single stratified water column to predict carbon dioxide sequestering due to surface iron fertilization in deep ocean. Using a predator-prey model and realistic parameter values, iron fertilization was found to only cause temporary blooms up to 5 months in duration, and relatively small increases in adsorption of atmospheric $\mathrm{CO_{2}}$.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4208/aamm.10-m1023
Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 3 (2011), Iss. 1 : pp. 52–64
Published online: 2011-01
AMS Subject Headings: Global Science Press
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 13
Keywords: Phytoplankton carbon dioxide iron fertilization carbon pump.
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