Response of a deciduous forest to the Mount Pinatubo eruption: enhanced photosynthesis.
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Volcanic aerosols from the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption greatly increased diffuse radiation worldwide for the following 2 years. We estimated that this increase in diffuse radiation alone enhanced noontime photosynthesis of a deciduous forest by 23% in 1992 and 8% in 1993 under cloudless conditions. This finding indicates that the aerosol-induced increase in diffuse radiation by the volcano enhanced the terrestrial carbon sink and contributed to the temporary decline in the growth rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide after the eruption.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 299 5615 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003