Tracking terrestrial carbon in the marine realm
Dr. V. Ramaswamy
Researcher, Digital Repository Service
National Institute of Oceanography
The oceans are a big sink for atmospheric carbon. In the oceans about 90% of the carbon is buried in continental margin sediments. Terrestrial carbon can account for the entire amount of carbon buried in ocean sediments. However, most studies show that continental margin sediments are composed of carbon from marine and terrestrial sources. In recent years there has been an increase in amount of black carbon from in continental margin sediments. Differentiating between the above different sources is important for understanding the carbon cycle. This can be done using geochemical and isotoic methods. I will be presenting results from the northern Indian Ocean which is the biggest sink for marine sediments and terrestrial carbon.
Time: Dec 1 (Wednesday) 10:00am-11:30am
Venue: B206 Zeng Cheng Kui Building
Invited by: Deli Wang & Minhan Dai
