Ocean Storage of CO2

Research Article| October 01, 2008 Ocean Storage of CO2 E. Eric Adams; E. Eric Adams 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 48-216b Cambridge, MA 02139, USA E-mail: eeadams@mit.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ken Caldeira Ken Caldeira 2Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution Stanford University, 260 Panama St., Stanford, CA 94305, USA E-mail: kcaldeira@stanford.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information E. Eric Adams 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 48-216b Cambridge, MA 02139, USA E-mail: eeadams@mit.edu Ken Caldeira 2Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution Stanford University, 260 Panama St., Stanford, CA 94305, USA E-mail: kcaldeira@stanford.edu Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2008 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2008) 4 (5): 319–324. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.4.5.319 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation E. Eric Adams, Ken Caldeira; Ocean Storage of CO2. Elements 2008;; 4 (5): 319–324. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.4.5.319 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract One method for minimizing climate change is to capture CO2 from power plants and inject it into the deep ocean, thus reducing the magnitude and rate of change of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere and the surface ocean. Many discharge options are possible, with varied mixing and retention characteristics. The ocean's capacity is vast, and mathematical models suggest that injected CO2 could remain sequestered for several hundred years. While theoretical and laboratory studies support the viability of ocean storage, field experiments are necessary to realistically evaluate the environmental impact. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.