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冰川融水消耗二氧化碳

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Very River Plume Meeting Lake Hazen, Quttirnirpaaq National Park, Nunavut, Canada.

image: Very River plume meeting Lake Hazen, Quttirnirpaaq National Park, Nunavut, Canada. view more 

Credit: Kyra A. St. Pierre

科研人员报告说，加拿大的冰川融水含有很少的有机物和丰富的碳酸盐和硅酸盐矿物沉积物，由于矿物风化反应消耗二氧化碳，这是净的二氧化碳汇；这组作者说，全世界的冰川融水可能也是未被认识到的大气二氧化碳汇。

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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