CASMGS 2003 Fall Forum The CASMGS Carbon Measurement and Monitoring Forum was held October 15-17, 2003 in Manhattan, Kansas. Summary, feedback, list of attendees, and pdf versions of presentations and papers here.
What is Carbon? Exactly
what is carbon, and why does it play such an important role in our economy
and environment? First of all, carbon is an integral part of almost
everything in our daily lives. This link takes
you to a brief description of the various forms carbon takes in our lives,
and how soil organic carbon relates to carbon in the atmosphere, the
oceans, and deep geological formations. What is the Carbon Cycle? For billions of years, there has been a fixed amount of carbon on Earth. If the amount of carbon in one part of the Earth is increasing, the amount of carbon in some other part of the Earth must be decreasing. All carbon is interconnected, and flows from one form to another in what is called the carbon cycle. To find out how carbon flows in the Earth’s ecosystem, follow this link.
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