Nature Communications (May 2017)

Constraining climate sensitivity and continental versus seafloor weathering using an inverse geological carbon cycle model

  • Joshua Krissansen-Totton,
  • David C. Catling

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15423
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The influence of tectonics, continental weathering, and seafloor weathering in the geological carbon cycle remain unclear. Here, the authors develop a new carbon cycle model and, through comparison with proxy data, critically evaluate the influence of these components on carbon fluxes since 100 Ma.