File:Carbon Dioxide 400kyr ja.png

概要[edit]

この図は大気中の二酸化炭素 (CO₂) 濃度の過去40万年間の変遷を示している。

氷河期中の氷期・間氷期という周期的な大きな変化の成因には様々なものがあるが、この氷河期周期のもっとも直接的な要因になったのは地球軌道の変化（つまりミランコビッチ・サイクル）である。これらの変化は炭素循環にも影響を及ぼし、それがまた氷河にも影響を与えてきた。

1800年頃に始まった産業革命以降、化石燃料の使用が大気中の CO₂ を急激に増加させ、過去 40万年間にない空前の高濃度に達することとなる。この二酸化炭素の増加が地球温暖化の主因になっている。

関連記事[edit]

• ja:氷河期、ja:ミランコビッチ・サイクル、ja:炭素循環
• ja:化石燃料、ja:温室効果ガス、ja:地球温暖化

典拠[edit]

1. (青線) Vostok ice core: Fischer, H., M. Wahlen, J. Smith, D. Mastroianni, and B. Deck (1999). "Ice core records of Atmospheric CO2 around the last three glacial terminations". Science 283: 1712-1714.
2. (緑線) EPICA ice core: Monnin, E., E.J. Steig, U. Siegenthaler, K. Kawamura, J. Schwander, B. Stauffer, T.F. Stocker, D.L. Morse, J.-M. Barnola, B. Bellier, D. Raynaud, and H. Fischer (2004). "Evidence for substantial accumulation rate variability in Antarctica during the Holocene, through synchronization of CO2 in the Taylor Dome, Dome C and DML ice cores". Earth and Planetary Science Letters 224: 45-54. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2004.05.007
3. (赤線) Law Dome ice core: D.M. Etheridge, L.P. Steele, R.L. Langenfelds, R.J. Francey, J.-M. Barnola and V.I. Morgan (1998) "Historical CO2 records from the Law Dome DE08, DE08-2, and DSS ice cores" in Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A.
4. (水色線) Siple Dome ice core: Neftel, A., H. Friedli, E. Moor, H. Lötscher, H. Oeschger, U. Siegenthaler, and B. Stauffer (1994) "Historical CO2 record from the Siple Station ice core" in Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A.
5. (黒線) Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii: Keeling, C.D. and T.P. Whorf (2004) "Atmospheric CO2 records from sites in the SIO air sampling network" in Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A.

DescriptionCarbon Dioxide 400kyr ja.png	日本語: 過去40万年における大気中の二酸化炭素(CO2)濃度変遷
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