Earth's Carbon Cycle
a simplified box model for instruction
Department of
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
A mathematical model based on
this 6-box representation of the
Earth's global carbon cycle is presented and described in the article cited
below.
The model, intended primarily for
instructional use in a chemical engineering
course, accounts for anthropogenic disturbances due to
fossil fuel burning,
deforestation, and reforestation.
Its utility is illustrated by way of simulations
that employ several potential disturbance scenarios over
the 21st century.
Click
on the link below to view or download a copy of the article in
Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. An updated version is in preparation.
The Earth's
Carbon Cycle: Chemical Engineering
Course Material,
Chemical Engineering Education, Fall 2002, 296 - 309