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Scientists Integrate Nitrogen Cycle into Climate Model; Results Suggests Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations May End Up Higher Than Expected

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Orange arrows show the additional processes represented in the coupled carbon-nitrogen land model, differentiated here between rapid internal cycling (solid arrows), and slower fluxes between land pools, the atmosphere, and ground water (dashed arrows). Tags: Climate Change Climate models. Source: Thornton et al.

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Study Questions Lifecycle Emissions Benefits of Using CO2 for Enhanced Oil Recovery as a Method for Carbon Sequestration

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Source: Kansas Geological Survey. Michael Griffin and Sean McCoy used the guidelines established by the International Standards Organization in ISO 14040. CO 2 flooding for oil recovery. Click to enlarge. Production of an oil reservoir can go through three distinct phases: primary, secondary and tertiary (enhanced) recovery.

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