Deep Carbon Observatory
global research program designed to transform understanding of carbon's role in Earth
The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is a research program to investigate carbon's deep in the Earth. It is a community of scientists (biologists, physicists, geoscientists and chemists) who develop this new field of deep carbon science.[2]
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| Abbreviation | DCO |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2009 |
| Purpose | Transforming our understanding of carbon in Earth's interior |
Membership | 957 scientists from 47 countries (as of January 2017)[1] |
| Website | deepcarbon.net |
In December 2018, researchers announced that amounts of life forms are deep underground. They think 70% of bacteria and archaea on Earth (23 billion tonnes of carbon) live at least 4.8 km (3.0 mi) deep underground, including 2.5 km (1.6 mi) below the seabed.[3]
There is a ten-year Deep Carbon Observatory project.[4]
References
change- ↑ "People Browser". Deep Carbon Observatory Data Portal. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "About the DCO". Deep Carbon Observatory. Dec 1, 2013. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved Aug 2, 2017.
- ↑ Amos, Jonathan. BBC News Science & Environment: Amount of deep life on Earth quantified. [1]
- ↑ Deep Carbon Observatory (10 December 2018). "Life in deep Earth totals 15 to 23 billion tons of carbon -- hundreds of times more than humans - Deep Carbon Observatory collaborators, exploring the 'Galapagos of the deep,' add to what's known, unknown, and unknowable about Earth's most pristine ecosystem". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 11 December 2018. [2]