Effects of Solar Radiation on Organic Matter Cycling: Formation of CarbonMonoxide and Carbonyl Sulfide (Chapter 11)

摘要

The effects of photoinduced processes on carbon cycling and the biosphericemission of two important trace carbon gases--carbon monoxide and carbonyl sulfide--are examined. Both of these gases are likely to play an important role in the biospheric feedbacks that may reinforce or attenuate future changes in climate. Evidence is presented to support the hypothesis that a significant fraction of the global sources of both of these gases derives from the photochemical fragmentation of decayed plant materials and other biogenic organic matter in terrestrial and marine environments.