Harrison Lab

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ERC Starting Grant · 2021

Mechanisms of gas-driven mineral weathering in a changing climate

Chemical reactions in the unsaturated zone in Earth's shallow subsurface, where pores are filled with a mixture of fluid and gas, support life on our planet and have a profound influence on the global carbon cycle and climate. Gas-driven mineral weathering reactions not only provide nutrients essential to life but serve to regulate atmospheric CO2 concentrations and climate, and are facilitated in the unsaturated zone where reactive gases like CO2 and O2 are readily transported. Earth's climate has experienced major fluctuations over its history, and is currently changing rapidly due to human activities. Climate change impacts the size and water content of the unsaturated zone, and…

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