Subducting carbon

T Plank, CE Manning - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
A hidden carbon cycle exists inside Earth. Every year, megatons of carbon disappear into
subduction zones, affecting atmospheric carbon dioxide and oxygen over Earth's history …

Along-arc, inter-arc and arc-to-arc variations in volcanic gas CO2/ST ratios reveal dual source of carbon in arc volcanism

A Aiuppa, TP Fischer, T Plank, P Robidoux… - Earth-Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Some 300–600 Tg of volatiles are globally vented each year by arc volcanism. Such arc gas
emissions have contributed to past and present-day evolution of the Earth atmosphere and …

Carbonate-rich crust subduction drives the deep carbon and chlorine cycles

C Chen, MW Förster, SF Foley, SS Shcheka - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The flux balances of carbon and chlorine between subduction into the deep mantle and
volcanic emissions into the atmosphere are crucial for the habitability of our planet …

Evolution of the global carbon cycle and climate regulation on earth

TT Isson, NJ Planavsky, LA Coogan… - Global …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The existence of stabilizing feedbacks within Earth's climate system is generally thought to
be necessary for the persistence of liquid water and life. Over the course of Earth's history …

Deep carbon cycle constrained by carbonate solubility

S Farsang, M Louvel, C Zhao, M Mezouar… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Earth's deep carbon cycle affects atmospheric CO2, climate, and habitability. Owing to the
extreme solubility of CaCO3, aqueous fluids released from the subducting slab could extract …

Pervasive subduction zone devolatilization recycles CO2 into the forearc

EM Stewart, JJ Ague - Nature Communications, 2020 - nature.com
The fate of subducted CO2 remains the subject of widespread disagreement, with different
models predicting either wholesale (up to 99%) decarbonation of the subducting slab or …

Formation of abiotic hydrocarbon from reduction of carbonate in subduction zones: Constraints from petrological observation and experimental simulation

R Tao, L Zhang, M Tian, J Zhu, X Liu, J Liu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
Subduction is a key process for linking the carbon cycle between the Earth's surface and its
interior. Knowing the carbonation and decarbonation processes in the subduction zone is …

High-pressure synthesis and storage of solid organic compounds in active subduction zones

B Debret, B Ménez, B Walter, H Bouquerel… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Recent thermodynamic and experimental studies have suggested that volatile organic
compounds (eg, methane, formate, and acetate) can be produced and stabilized in …

Rise of Earth's atmospheric oxygen controlled by efficient subduction of organic carbon

MS Duncan, R Dasgupta - Nature Geoscience, 2017 - nature.com
The net flux of carbon between the Earth's interior and exterior, which is critical for redox
evolution and planetary habitability, relies heavily on the extent of carbon subduction. While …

Implications for metal and volatile cycles from the pH of subduction zone fluids

ME Galvez, JAD Connolly, CE Manning - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The chemistry of aqueous fluids controls the transport and exchange—the cycles—of
metals,,,, and volatile elements,, on Earth. Subduction zones, where oceanic plates sink into …