Magmatic carbon outgassing and uptake of CO2 by alkaline waters

Edmonds, Marie and Tutolo, Benjamin and Iacovino, Kayla and Moussallam, Yves (2020) Magmatic carbon outgassing and uptake of CO2 by alkaline waters. American Mineralogist, 105 (1). pp. 28-34. ISSN 0003-004X DOI https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2020-6986CCBY

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Abstract

Much of Earth's carbon resides in the “deep” realms of our planet: sediments, crust, mantle, and core. The interaction of these deep reservoirs of carbon with the surface reservoir (atmosphere and oceans) leads to a habitable surface environment, with an equitable atmospheric composition and comfortable range in temperature that together have allowed life to proliferate. The Earth in Five Reactions project (part of the Deep Carbon Observatory program) identified the most important carbon-bearing reactions of our planet, defined as those which perhaps make our planet unique among those in our Solar System, to highlight and review how the deep and surface carbon cycles connect. Here we review the important reactions that control the concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere: outgassing from magmas during volcanic eruptions and during magmatic activity; and uptake of CO2 by alkaline surface waters. We describe the state of our knowledge about these reactions and their controls, the extent to which we understand the mass budgets of carbon that are mediated by these reactions, and finally, the implications of these reactions for understanding present-day climate change that is driven by anthropogenic emission of CO2.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	2019AREP; IA76
Subjects:	05 - Petrology - Igneous, Metamorphic and Volcanic Studies
Divisions:	07 - Gold Open Access 05 - Petrology - Igneous, Metamorphic and Volcanic Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	American Mineralogist
Volume:	105
Page Range:	pp. 28-34
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2020-6986CCBY
Depositing User:	Sarah Humbert
Date Deposited:	03 Mar 2020 15:46
Last Modified:	03 Mar 2020 15:46
URI:	http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/id/eprint/4639

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