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carbon sink [′kär·bən ‚siŋk]

(geochemistry)

A reservoir that absorbs or takes up atmospheric carbon; for example, a forest or an ocean.

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No references found			They also used models to estimate carbon sinks - such as oceans and forests - that absorb the greenhouse gas. World on track to warm by 6 degrees Celsius by century end by Asian News International If the Earth's carbon sinks slow or go into reverse, as our results show is possible, carbon dioxide levels will rise even faster. Drought threatens Amazon, speeds global warming: study by AFP / AFP Global Edition 121) Carbon sinks are ways, such as forests, that nature sequesters carbon dioxide. Lessons from the Montreal Protocol: guidance for the next ... by Green, Bryan A. / Environmental Law			carbon isotope ratio carbon knock carbon lamp carbon log Carbon Mass Unit Carbon Microphone carbon molecular sieve Carbon Monoxide carbon monoxide laser carbon nanotubes carbon number carbon paper carbon pile carbon pool carbon potential carbon ratio Carbon Refractory carbon replication carbon residue carbon resistance thermometer carbon resistor carbon restoration carbon sequence carbon sequestration carbon sink carbon sinks carbon star Carbon Steel carbon suboxide carbon tax Carbon Tetrachloride carbon tetrafluoride carbon transducer carbon-12 carbon-13 carbon-14 carbon-14 dating carbon-arc brazing carbon-arc cutting carbon-arc lamp carbon-arc spotlight carbon-arc welding carbon-detonation supernova model Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Composite carbon-film hygrometer element carbon-film resistor carbon-hydrogen analyzer carbon-nitrogen cycle carbon-nitrogen-oxygen bicycle carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycles			Carbon Reduction Action Group Carbon Reduction Carbon Capture and Storage Carbon Reduction Commitment carbon refractory Carbon Reinforced Carbon Carbon Reinforced Nylon carbon replication carbon residue carbon resistance thermometer carbon resistor Carbon Resorcinol Foam carbon restoration Carbon Retention in A Colored Ocean Carbon Return on Carbon Investment Carbon Return on Financial Investment carbon ribbon Carbon Rod Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry carbon sequence Carbon sequestration Carbon sequestration Carbon Sequestration Enhanced Gas Recovery Carbon Sequestration in Terrestrial Ecosystems Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum Carbon Sequestration Project Carbon sink Carbon sink carbon sinks Carbon Species Methods Comparison Study carbon star carbon star Carbon stars Carbon stars carbon steel carbon steel carbon steel Carbon Steel Rubber-Lined Carbon steels Carbon steels Carbon suboxide Carbon sulfide Carbon sulfide Carbon sulfide Carbon sulphide Carbon sulphide Carbon sulphide Carbon tax Carbon tax Carbon tax carbon taxes carbon taxes carbon taxes carbon tet carbon tet carbon tet carbon tetrachloride carbon tetrachloride carbon tetrachloride

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carbon sink (redirected from carbon sinks)

carbon sink
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