Colorado State University: Are Mountains Carbon Dioxide Sources or Sinks? New Study Finds They Can Be Both
March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024
FORT COLLINS, Colorado, March 13 (TNSres) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release:
There's been a long-running debate in Earth sciences over whether mountains are a source of carbon dioxide or if they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through mineral weathering. A new study has found that mountains can be sources or sinks and has identified the tipping point at which they switch from one to the other.
The study -- by Ludwig Maximilia . . .
There's been a long-running debate in Earth sciences over whether mountains are a source of carbon dioxide or if they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through mineral weathering. A new study has found that mountains can be sources or sinks and has identified the tipping point at which they switch from one to the other.
The study -- by Ludwig Maximilia . . .