Study Notes
Changes to the carbon cycle over time
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- AS, A-Level
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Last updated 22 Mar 2021
Both natural and human factors can cause a change in the inputs of carbon into the atmosphere, oceans, biosphere and pedosphere. They can also affect the rates at which carbon is removed from one reservoir by transfers to other stores, and this operates over a range of timescales.
The table below considers the factors affecting the amount of carbon in the atmospheric store.
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