tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post116261569519264852..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: EliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-1162779457726149352006-11-05T21:17:00.000-05:002006-11-05T21:17:00.000-05:001 terrawatt*yr = 0.03 zetajoules. File under biolo...1 terrawatt*yr = 0.03 zetajoules. File under biologists don't do math.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-1162749702445673222006-11-05T13:01:00.000-05:002006-11-05T13:01:00.000-05:00maksimovich seems to think that phytoplankton are ...maksimovich seems to think that phytoplankton are a sink for GHG's. Unfortunately, this is far from reality. Remember the experiment in which iron salts were added to the sea to stimulate the production of phytoplankton and hence act as a large carbon dioxide sink?<BR/><BR/>Seems that the theory was completely wrong. Yes, phytoplankton bloomed but instead of sinking to great depths when they died they stayed close to the surface and decayed giving off large amounts of methane instead. End result? Phytoplankton can be efficient converters of carbon dioxide to methane thus worsening the effects of GHG's.<BR/><BR/>Ian ForresterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-1162660968345079992006-11-04T12:22:00.000-05:002006-11-04T12:22:00.000-05:00Plankton are as the lillys of the field, except fo...Plankton are as the lillys of the field, except for the fact they are slimy, ugly and stink. The earth abides.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-1162635261259076602006-11-04T05:14:00.000-05:002006-11-04T05:14:00.000-05:00There you go forgetting the balance of the energy ...There you go forgetting the balance of the energy balance from the biosphere Eli.<BR/><BR/>Physical and biological oceanographers led by FSU Professor William Dewar put the yearly amount of chemical power stored by phytoplankton in the form of new organic matter at roughly 63 terawatts, and that's a lot of juice: Just one terawatt equals a trillion watts. In 2001, humans collectively consumed a comparatively measly 13.5 terawatts.<BR/><BR/>http://pda.physorg.com/lofi-news-ocean-marine-power_79958130.html<BR/><BR/>Eviseerated again Eli it must be simply offal.<BR/><BR/>maksimovichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com